diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20c6d318e..877da6877 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.0</version>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.stephenc.jcip</groupId>