diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 9596f407..f927a3f4 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "33.4")
 # Development-only module dependencies
 bazel_dep(name = "stardoc", version = "0.8.0", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.59.0", dev_dependency = True)
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.7.0", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.8.1", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.47.0", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib_gazelle_plugin", version = "1.9.0", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.39.0", dev_dependency = True)