diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 4f0f31fb2d33..46e526770ae2 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local_path_override(
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.17")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.60.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.0.3")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.6.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.2.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.7.3")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.9.0")