diff --git a/junit5-jupiter-starter-bazel/MODULE.bazel b/junit5-jupiter-starter-bazel/MODULE.bazel
index f449121c..4126196b 100644
--- a/junit5-jupiter-starter-bazel/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/junit5-jupiter-starter-bazel/MODULE.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ JUNIT_JUPITER_VERSION = "5.11.3"
 
 JUNIT_PLATFORM_VERSION = "1.11.3"
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.4")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "contrib_rules_jvm", version = "0.27.0")
 
 maven = use_extension("@rules_jvm_external//:extensions.bzl", "maven")