diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f2df8fff..0d0fe4fb8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.55.1</version>
+                <version>4.0.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>