diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 603ae14fd3..cf43f114e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ under the License.
     <checkstyle.version>10.23.0</checkstyle.version>
     <checkstyle.failOnViolation>true</checkstyle.failOnViolation>
     <error_prone_core.version>2.52.0</error_prone_core.version>
-    <checker.framework.version>4.3.1</checker.framework.version>
+    <checker.framework.version>4.4.0</checker.framework.version>
     <logback.version>1.6.6</logback.version>
     <doclint>none</doclint>
     <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>