diff --git a/scripts/install_bb.sh b/scripts/install_bb.sh
index ae26ee0c46f..015091c07cf 100755
--- a/scripts/install_bb.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_bb.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-VERSION="0.51.0"
+VERSION="0.51.1"
 
 BBUP_PATH=~/.bb/bbup
 
diff --git a/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json b/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
index 4ccf88b3fb9..4ec715e27eb 100644
--- a/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
+++ b/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "lint": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 eslint . --ext .ts --ignore-path ./.eslintignore  --max-warnings 0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aztec/bb.js": "0.51.0",
+    "@aztec/bb.js": "0.51.1",
     "@noir-lang/types": "workspace:*",
     "fflate": "^0.8.0"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3ba48fe3749..5d1d41f58fd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.51.0":
-  version: 0.51.0
-  resolution: "@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.51.0"
+"@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.51.1":
+  version: 0.51.1
+  resolution: "@aztec/bb.js@npm:0.51.1"
   dependencies:
     comlink: ^4.4.1
     commander: ^10.0.1
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ __metadata:
     tslib: ^2.4.0
   bin:
     bb.js: dest/node/main.js
-  checksum: e82a1d3b737f41a9cfc13b0eb56ed5840e4d418095f5cda75aeddc49be3fb6382a543ef19faae87d2e089e69ce2722fd56da6c80a51c5179505ad7ddebff7511
+  checksum: 246953d4d2becc86001b8e6d49ab8c0b4fa4833a9bf1d2177d0fb4e271e66f9dc65e3b02b69b00fbfcb935a11e2f90b5ac229b8c8938c34604fe54b29b3accfb
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -4161,7 +4161,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@noir-lang/backend_barretenberg@workspace:tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg"
   dependencies:
-    "@aztec/bb.js": 0.51.0
+    "@aztec/bb.js": 0.51.1
     "@noir-lang/types": "workspace:*"
     "@types/node": ^20.6.2
     "@types/prettier": ^3