diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5552a7244..f141207ea9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-      <version>3.53.1</version>
+      <version>3.54.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>