diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e4a8632588..dc443e97bf 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly 'org.apache.ws.xmlschema:xmlschema-core:2.3.1'
     runtimeOnly 'org.apache.santuario:xmlsec:2.3.3'
     runtimeOnly "com.github.luben:zstd-jni:${versions.zstd}"
-    runtimeOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.36.0'
+    runtimeOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.38.0'
     runtimeOnly "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18:${versions.bouncycastle}"
     runtimeOnly 'org.scala-lang.modules:scala-java8-compat_3:1.0.2'