diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 370c7dce3..74520223a 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
 
 bazel_skylib_workspace()
 
-RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "4.5"
+RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "aa44247b3913da0da606e9c522313b6a9396a571"
 
-RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "b17d7388feb9bfa7f2fa09031b32707df529f26c91ab9e5d909eb1676badd9a6"
+RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "87378580865af690a78230e04eba1cd6d9c60d0db303ea129dc717705d711d9c"
 
+# rules_jvm_external as of 12/11/2023
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_jvm_external",
     sha256 = RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA,