diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 9d45b31d..50c46c3a 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-plugins = "2026.3"
 
 # using the embedded kotlin version of Gradle to avoid mixed versions
 kotlin = "2.3.0"
-checker = "3.54.1"
+checker = "4.0.0"
 checkerp = "0.6.61"
 jacoco = "0.8.11"
 jacocolog = "4.0.1"