diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db16e86a1..a9d248fdf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-        <version>3.37.0</version>
+        <version>3.38.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>