diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 013341acd..e6dfe2ef0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@
       <artifactId>truth</artifactId>
       <version>${truth.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>