diff --git a/modules/db/pom.xml b/modules/db/pom.xml
index 2d830898e3d..cce17afdd16 100644
--- a/modules/db/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/db/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       <!-- runtime dependency for postgresql -->
       <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-      <version>3.33.0</version>
+      <version>3.38.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.java.dev.jna</groupId>