diff --git a/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml b/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
index a896709b3a..37bf3a52f6 100644
--- a/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <httpcomponents.httpcore.version>4.4.15</httpcomponents.httpcore.version>
     <httpcomponents.httpclient.version>4.5.13</httpcomponents.httpclient.version>
     <!-- ensure checker-qual version matches what Guava uses -->
-    <checker-qual.version>3.25.0</checker-qual.version>
+    <checker-qual.version>3.26.0</checker-qual.version>
     <perfmark-api.version>0.25.0</perfmark-api.version>
   </properties>