diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3534c76232..df632439e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
         <!-- dependency versions (alphabetically) -->
         <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
-        <checker-qual.version>3.48.0</checker-qual.version>
+        <checker-qual.version>3.49.0</checker-qual.version>
         <coherence.groupId>com.oracle.coherence.ce</coherence.groupId>
         <coherence.version>24.09.2</coherence.version>
         <hibernate6.version>6.6.4.Final</hibernate6.version>