diff --git a/value/processor/pom.xml b/value/processor/pom.xml
index df871296d2..ba00007ef6 100644
--- a/value/processor/pom.xml
+++ b/value/processor/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0</version>
+      <version>4.2.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>