diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 35d5e77..45545b7 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ maven_install(
         "org.apache.avro:avro:1.12.0",
         "org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.48.4",
         "org.checkerframework:checker-util:3.48.4",
-        "org.checkerframework:checker:3.48.4",
+        "org.checkerframework:checker:3.51.0",
         "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16",
         "org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:2.0.16",
         maven.artifact(