diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 434e810c7701..2d29d4f60a93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
     <plexus-classworlds.version>2.12.0</plexus-classworlds.version>
     <protobuf-dynamic.version>1.0.1</protobuf-dynamic.version>
     <localstack-utils.version>0.2.23</localstack-utils.version>
-    <checker-qual.version>4.1.0</checker-qual.version>
+    <checker-qual.version>4.2.0</checker-qual.version>
     <groovy.version>3.0.25</groovy.version>
     <xml-apis.version>2.0.2</xml-apis.version>
     <roaring-bitmap.version>1.6.14</roaring-bitmap.version>