diff --git a/tests/MODULE.bazel b/tests/MODULE.bazel
index 2b3046a1..77e6d684 100644
--- a/tests/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/tests/MODULE.bazel
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ local_path_override(
     path = "..",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.5.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.6.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.9")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.47.1", repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go")
diff --git a/toolchain/deps.bzl b/toolchain/deps.bzl
index 7705880c..f56b7947 100644
--- a/toolchain/deps.bzl
+++ b/toolchain/deps.bzl
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ def bazel_toolchain_dependencies():
         http_archive(
             name = "bazel_skylib",
             urls = [
-                "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.5.0/bazel-skylib-1.5.0.tar.gz",
-                "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.5.0/bazel-skylib-1.5.0.tar.gz",
+                "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.6.1/bazel-skylib-1.6.1.tar.gz",
+                "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.6.1/bazel-skylib-1.6.1.tar.gz",
             ],
-            sha256 = "cd55a062e763b9349921f0f5db8c3933288dc8ba4f76dd9416aac68acee3cb94",
+            sha256 = "9f38886a40548c6e96c106b752f242130ee11aaa068a56ba7e56f4511f33e4f2",
         )
 
         # Skip bazel_skylib_workspace because we are not using lib/unittest.bzl