diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ae79c9962057..8f2f14d3c485e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.21.2</version>
+                <version>3.28.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>