diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 728e38ed..202ac588 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module(name = "scip_java")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.9.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "34.1", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.3.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.6.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "7.0")
 
 maven = use_extension("@rules_jvm_external//:extensions.bzl", "maven")