diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40986ae5e7..0c69b736a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         <log4j2.version>2.20.0</log4j2.version>
         <graalvm-nativeimage.version>23.1.0</graalvm-nativeimage.version>
         <caffeine.version>2.9.3</caffeine.version>
-        <checker-qual.version>3.36.0</checker-qual.version>
+        <checker-qual.version>3.39.0</checker-qual.version>
     </properties>
     <modules>
         <module>janusgraph-grpc</module>