diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 7b698b039..ab04f51f7 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ build --incompatible_disallow_empty_glob
 build --host_macos_minimum_os=13.0
 build --macos_minimum_os=13.0
 
+# We don't need to bump some of our dependencies, just becuse our dev
+# dependencies cause us to use a newer version
+build --check_direct_dependencies=off
+
 # Make sure no warnings slip into the C++ tools we vendor
 build --features treat_warnings_as_errors