diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 91a5d9961..7f309246f 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ dependencies {
         'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:3.0.0',
         'jakarta.persistence:jakarta.persistence-api:3.2.0',
         'jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:6.1.0',
-        'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.52.0',
+        'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:4.2.1',
         'com.ibm.icu:icu4j:78.1'
     )
     metrics(