diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 275d32a0877..867da53e42b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.38.0</version>
+                <version>3.39.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
 			<dependency>