diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 773f06b5..772b72f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>3.40.0</version>
+            <version>3.44.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>