diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59a069806..10c9c8c4b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <!-- Explicit override, remove when no longer needed.-->
         <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-        <version>3.18.0</version>
+        <version>3.18.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.truth</groupId>
diff --git a/pubsublite-beam-io/pom.xml b/pubsublite-beam-io/pom.xml
index c037cd112..d06e90bf3 100644
--- a/pubsublite-beam-io/pom.xml
+++ b/pubsublite-beam-io/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-      <version>3.18.0</version>
+      <version>3.18.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>