diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/Nullable.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/Nullable.java
index a07eec0b7c07..324d28899a98 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/Nullable.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/lang/Nullable.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
-import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierNickname;
+import javax.annotation.meta.When;
 
 /**
  * A common Spring annotation to declare that annotated elements can be {@code null}
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 @Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.FIELD})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Documented
-@CheckForNull
+@Nonnull(when = When.MAYBE)
 @TypeQualifierNickname
 public @interface Nullable {
 }