diff --git a/franka.repos b/franka.repos
index 1a104ce7..3b4377b4 100644
--- a/franka.repos
+++ b/franka.repos
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ repositories:
   franka_description:
     type: git
     url: https://github.com/frankaemika/franka_description.git
-    version: 0.4.0
+    version: 0.5.1
   libfranka:
     type: git
     url: https://github.com/frankaemika/libfranka.git