diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e3cc56649d9..22439aea6644 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-        <version>3.43.0</version>
+        <version>3.44.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>