diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.spec.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.spec.ts
index c30dbfe8a7..4c1a10c22b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const rootPackageJson = {
   dependencies: {
     external1: '~16.1.2',
     external2: '^5.2.0',
+    external3: '1.0.0',
+    external4: '1.0.0',
   },
   devDependencies: {
     tslib: '^2.1.0',
@@ -53,6 +55,22 @@ const externalNodes: Record<string, ProjectGraphExternalNode> = {
       version: '5.5.6',
     },
   },
+  'npm:external3': {
+    name: 'npm:external3',
+    type: 'npm',
+    data: {
+      packageName: 'external3',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+    },
+  },
+  'npm:external4': {
+    name: 'npm:external3',
+    type: 'npm',
+    data: {
+      packageName: 'external4',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+    },
+  },
   'npm:random-external': {
     name: 'npm:random-external',
     type: 'npm',
@@ -1581,12 +1599,121 @@ describe('Dependency checks (eslint)', () => {
     `);
   });
 
-  it('should not report * and workspace:*', () => {
+  it('should not report *', () => {
     const packageJson = {
       name: '@mycompany/liba',
       dependencies: {
         external1: '*',
-        external2: 'workspace:*',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const fileSys = {
+      './libs/liba/package.json': JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2),
+      './libs/liba/src/index.ts': '',
+      './package.json': JSON.stringify(rootPackageJson, null, 2),
+    };
+    vol.fromJSON(fileSys, '/root');
+
+    const failures = runRule(
+      {},
+      `/root/libs/liba/package.json`,
+      JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2),
+      {
+        nodes: {
+          liba: {
+            name: 'liba',
+            type: 'lib',
+            data: {
+              root: 'libs/liba',
+              targets: {
+                build: {},
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        externalNodes,
+        dependencies: {
+          liba: [{ source: 'liba', target: 'npm:external1', type: 'static' }],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        liba: [createFile(`libs/liba/src/main.ts`, ['npm:external1'])],
+      }
+    );
+    expect(failures.length).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should not report workspace: protocol', () => {
+    const packageJson = {
+      name: '@mycompany/liba',
+      dependencies: {
+        external1: 'workspace:~',
+        external2: 'workspace:^',
+        external3: 'workspace:',
+        external4: 'workspace:../external4',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const fileSys = {
+      './libs/liba/package.json': JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2),
+      './libs/liba/src/index.ts': '',
+      './package.json': JSON.stringify(rootPackageJson, null, 2),
+    };
+    vol.fromJSON(fileSys, '/root');
+
+    const failures = runRule(
+      {},
+      `/root/libs/liba/package.json`,
+      JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2),
+      {
+        nodes: {
+          liba: {
+            name: 'liba',
+            type: 'lib',
+            data: {
+              root: 'libs/liba',
+              targets: {
+                build: {},
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        externalNodes,
+        dependencies: {
+          liba: [
+            { source: 'liba', target: 'npm:external1', type: 'static' },
+            { source: 'liba', target: 'npm:external2', type: 'static' },
+            { source: 'liba', target: 'npm:external3', type: 'static' },
+            { source: 'liba', target: 'npm:external4', type: 'static' },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        liba: [
+          createFile(`libs/liba/src/main.ts`, [
+            'npm:external1',
+            'npm:external2',
+            'npm:external3',
+            'npm:external4',
+          ]),
+          createFile(`libs/liba/package.json`, [
+            'npm:external1',
+            'npm:external2',
+            'npm:external3',
+            'npm:external4',
+          ]),
+        ],
+      }
+    );
+    expect(failures.length).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should not report catalog: protocol', () => {
+    const packageJson = {
+      name: '@mycompany/liba',
+      dependencies: {
+        external1: 'catalog:',
+        external2: 'catalog:nx',
       },
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.ts
index 4b90c148e4..0a22469e79 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dependency-checks.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,13 @@ export default ESLintUtils.RuleCreator(
         packageRange.startsWith('file:') ||
         npmDependencies[packageName] === '*' ||
         packageRange === '*' ||
-        packageRange === 'workspace:*' ||
+        packageRange.startsWith('workspace:') ||
+        /**
+         * Catalogs can be named, or left unnamed
+         * So just checking up until the : will catch both cases
+         * e.g. catalog:some-catalog or catalog:
+         */
+        packageRange.startsWith('catalog:') ||
         satisfies(npmDependencies[packageName], packageRange, {
           includePrerelease: true,
         })