diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index cb12672..d6a9eac 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module(name = "google_bazel_common")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.9.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_android", version = "0.7.1")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.5.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.6.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.10")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.6.1")
 
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 8e330d2..6a78462 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_java/8.6.1/MODULE.bazel": "f4808e2ab5b0197f094cabce9f4b006a27766beb6a9975931da07099560ca9c2",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_java/9.0.3/MODULE.bazel": "1f98ed015f7e744a745e0df6e898a7c5e83562d6b759dfd475c76456dda5ccea",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_java/9.3.0/MODULE.bazel": "f657c72d65ac449caae9abf2e68e66c0d36f9416848c4c4903d0b3234229e7f2",
-    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_java/9.5.0/MODULE.bazel": "1c2f1c9e2fc75db13164da56012ff626cfb525c1a3de04329286c46829f2d6d9",
-    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_java/9.5.0/source.json": "ba5c06fe7b6a31922e8b9c11947177ebed8fa46b45b70a5f810d97ac74bf888b",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_java/9.6.1/MODULE.bazel": "6b0b7172ce598e37e31d1e24f2a492a5249b88304bd25b02b465ee22e3aa3752",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_java/9.6.1/source.json": "d577c30fe3005821ac39c6ed43eb5accc77ff67c7b80f4043101aef4b027a903",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_jvm_external/4.4.2/MODULE.bazel": "a56b85e418c83eb1839819f0b515c431010160383306d13ec21959ac412d2fe7",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_jvm_external/5.1/MODULE.bazel": "33f6f999e03183f7d088c9be518a63467dfd0be94a11d0055fe2d210f89aa909",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_jvm_external/5.2/MODULE.bazel": "d9351ba35217ad0de03816ef3ed63f89d411349353077348a45348b096615036",