diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d626e08c..cd07dd1c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-        <version>3.43.0</version>
+        <version>3.44.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>