diff --git a/dockerfile-image-update/pom.xml b/dockerfile-image-update/pom.xml
index faf1583d..f09c9d63 100644
--- a/dockerfile-image-update/pom.xml
+++ b/dockerfile-image-update/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-            <version>3.24.0</version>
+            <version>3.38.0</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>