diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 83453dd36..2b7ea890a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.45.0</version>
+                <version>3.46.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.stephenc.jcip</groupId>