diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdc9e15..d8ac311 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>3.54.0</version>
+            <version>4.0.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>