diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-rust/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-rust/action.yml
index 4116a71ce9..1a6942404f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-rust/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-rust/action.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ runs:
         echo "RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+    - name: Download flatc
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        curl -sL https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/releases/download/v24.3.25/Linux.flatc.binary.clang++-15.zip > ${{ runner.temp }}/flatc.zip
+        unzip ${{ runner.temp }}/flatc.zip -d ${{ runner.temp }}/flatc
+        echo "PATH=${{ runner.temp }}/flatc:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
     - name: Export Path
       shell: bash
       run: echo "PATH=$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1818342891..fec0c1439c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1115,7 +1115,6 @@ name = "build-vortex"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo_metadata 0.18.1",
- "flatc",
  "prost-build",
  "walkdir",
 ]
@@ -1381,15 +1380,6 @@ version = "0.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4b82cf0babdbd58558212896d1a4272303a57bdb245c2bf1147185fb45640e70"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cmake"
-version = "0.1.50"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a31c789563b815f77f4250caee12365734369f942439b7defd71e18a48197130"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "comfy-table"
 version = "7.1.1"
@@ -2212,15 +2202,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc_version",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "flatc"
-version = "0.2.2+23.5.26"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d4bba3050358223ece3d79720f9800139503b600e93b1d68493500a2d8c3721e"
-dependencies = [
- "cmake",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.0.30"
@@ -5684,7 +5665,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "build-vortex",
  "criterion",
  "enum-iterator",
- "flatbuffers 23.5.26",
+ "flatbuffers 24.3.25",
  "flexbuffers",
  "futures-util",
  "getrandom",
@@ -5751,7 +5732,7 @@ name = "vortex-dtype"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "build-vortex",
- "flatbuffers 23.5.26",
+ "flatbuffers 24.3.25",
  "half",
  "itertools 0.13.0",
  "num-traits",
@@ -5768,7 +5749,7 @@ name = "vortex-error"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrow-schema 51.0.0",
- "flatbuffers 23.5.26",
+ "flatbuffers 24.3.25",
  "flexbuffers",
  "parquet",
  "thiserror",
@@ -5811,7 +5792,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "vortex-flatbuffers"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "flatbuffers 23.5.26",
+ "flatbuffers 24.3.25",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5827,7 +5808,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "criterion",
  "derive_builder",
- "flatbuffers 23.5.26",
+ "flatbuffers 24.3.25",
  "futures-executor",
  "futures-util",
  "itertools 0.13.0",
@@ -5881,7 +5862,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "build-vortex",
  "datafusion-common 39.0.0",
- "flatbuffers 23.5.26",
+ "flatbuffers 24.3.25",
  "flexbuffers",
  "itertools 0.13.0",
  "num-traits",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9114f6fb61..e629a5e8f8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ duckdb = { version = "0.10.1", features = ["bundled"] }
 enum-iterator = "2.0.0"
 enum_dispatch = "0.3.13"
 fallible-iterator = "0.3.0"
-flatbuffers = "23.5.26"
-flatc = "0.2.2"
+flatbuffers = "24.3.25"
 flexbuffers = "2.0.0"
 fs_extra = "1.3.0"
 futures = { version = "0.3.30", default-features = false }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 825c0a5ff0..384ff32aed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@ git submodule update --init --recursive
 rye sync
 ```
 
+You will also need to install flatbuffer compiler (flatc):
+
+### Mac
+```bash
+brew install flatbuffers
+```
+
 ## License
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
diff --git a/build-vortex/Cargo.toml b/build-vortex/Cargo.toml
index a90ceaf7bc..45df92dbba 100644
--- a/build-vortex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/build-vortex/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 cargo_metadata = { workspace = true }
-flatc = { workspace = true }
 prost-build = { workspace = true }
 walkdir = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/build-vortex/src/lib.rs b/build-vortex/src/lib.rs
index 49b15e6797..16c9e121d1 100644
--- a/build-vortex/src/lib.rs
+++ b/build-vortex/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
 
 use cargo_metadata::MetadataCommand;
-use flatc::flatc;
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 fn manifest_dir() -> PathBuf {
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn build_flatbuffers() {
     let flatbuffers_dir = manifest_dir().join("flatbuffers");
     let fbs_files = walk_files(&flatbuffers_dir, "fbs");
     check_call(
-        Command::new(flatc())
+        Command::new("flatc")
             .arg("--rust")
             .arg("--filename-suffix")
             .arg("")