diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/PR#4354-update-org-checkerframework-checker-qual.yml b/changelog/unreleased/PR#4354-update-org-checkerframework-checker-qual.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..17283f238c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/PR#4354-update-org-checkerframework-checker-qual.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+title: Update org.checkerframework:checker-qual to v4
+type: dependency_update
+authors:
+- name: solrbot
+links:
+- name: PR#4354
+  url: https://github.com/apache/solr/pull/4354
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 0494670cf530..74857f47522c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ carrot2-core = "4.8.1"
 carrotsearch-hppc = "0.10.0"
 carrotsearch-randomizedtesting = "2.8.4"
 # @keep for version alignment
-checkerframework = "3.54.0"
+checkerframework = "4.2.0"
 codehaus-woodstox = "4.3.0"
 commons-cli = "1.11.0"
 commons-codec = "1.22.0"
diff --git a/solr/licenses/checker-qual-3.54.0.jar.sha1 b/solr/licenses/checker-qual-3.54.0.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 92727a159302..000000000000
--- a/solr/licenses/checker-qual-3.54.0.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-c3ce292a54faccba14e2a9f3077a4dc05e5770a8
diff --git a/solr/licenses/checker-qual-4.2.0.jar.sha1 b/solr/licenses/checker-qual-4.2.0.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57e8c8240c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solr/licenses/checker-qual-4.2.0.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+b4bda44e50dc5b020e6bdf0054ecf1f2329eafd5
diff --git a/solr/modules/gcs-repository/gradle.lockfile b/solr/modules/gcs-repository/gradle.lockfile
index 9218e4c56405..f45af13e461d 100644
--- a/solr/modules/gcs-repository/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/solr/modules/gcs-repository/gradle.lockfile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ org.apache.lucene:lucene-test-framework:10.4.0=jarValidation,testCompileClasspat
 org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper-jute:3.9.5=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,solrPlatformLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper:3.9.5=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,solrPlatformLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.54.0=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.checkerframework:checker-qual:4.2.0=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api:4.3.0=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,solrPlatformLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.conscrypt:conscrypt-openjdk-uber:2.5.2=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jetty.ee10:jetty-ee10-servlet:12.0.34=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
diff --git a/solr/modules/sql/gradle.lockfile b/solr/modules/sql/gradle.lockfile
index 02df0b2bbae3..a1c321a48a44 100644
--- a/solr/modules/sql/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/solr/modules/sql/gradle.lockfile
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClas
 org.carrot2:morfologik-fsa:2.1.9=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.carrot2:morfologik-polish:2.1.9=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.carrot2:morfologik-stemming:2.1.9=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.54.0=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.checkerframework:checker-qual:4.2.0=compileClasspath,jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.janino:commons-compiler:3.1.11=jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.janino:janino:3.1.11=jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api:4.3.0=jarValidation,runtimeClasspath,runtimeLibs,solrPlatformLibs,testRuntimeClasspath
diff --git a/solr/solr-ref-guide/gradle.lockfile b/solr/solr-ref-guide/gradle.lockfile
index 811ac4d6b56a..77932f4c2363 100644
--- a/solr/solr-ref-guide/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/solr/solr-ref-guide/gradle.lockfile
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ org.apache.lucene:lucene-test-framework:10.4.0=testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeC
 org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper-jute:3.9.5=testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper:3.9.5=testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2=testRuntimeClasspath
-org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.54.0=testRuntimeClasspath
+org.checkerframework:checker-qual:4.2.0=testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.janino:commons-compiler:3.1.11=testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.janino:janino:3.1.11=testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api:4.3.0=testRuntimeClasspath
diff --git a/solr/solrj-streaming/gradle.lockfile b/solr/solrj-streaming/gradle.lockfile
index 7470bc03662d..d14d5df3b8f9 100644
--- a/solr/solrj-streaming/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/solr/solrj-streaming/gradle.lockfile
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ org.apache.lucene:lucene-test-framework:10.4.0=jarValidation,testCompileClasspat
 org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper-jute:3.9.5=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper:3.9.5=jarValidation,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.54.0=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.checkerframework:checker-qual:4.2.0=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.janino:commons-compiler:3.1.11=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.janino:janino:3.1.11=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.woodstox:stax2-api:4.3.0=jarValidation,testRuntimeClasspath