diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00b8afc1..6e84a08d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.2</version>
+            <version>2.9.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>