diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index a6e60c9..7235c8e 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ maven_install(
         "org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.49.2",
         "org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.49.2",
         "org.checkerframework:checker-util:3.49.2",
-        "org.checkerframework:checker:3.49.1",
+        "org.checkerframework:checker:3.49.5",
         "org.immutables:value-annotations:2.10.1",
         "org.immutables:value-processor:2.10.1",
         "org.inferred:freebuilder:2.8.0",