diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
index 0fc8f234355..acb59a747f2 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ function(build_simdjson)
 endfunction()
 
 if(ARROW_WITH_SIMDJSON)
-  set(ARROW_SIMDJSON_REQUIRED_VERSION "4.0.0")
+  set(ARROW_SIMDJSON_REQUIRED_VERSION "4.3.0")
   resolve_dependency(simdjson
                      FORCE_ANY_NEWER_VERSION
                      TRUE