diff --git a/e2e/repository-rule-deps/MODULE.bazel b/e2e/repository-rule-deps/MODULE.bazel
index 38cee20e..d1704879 100644
--- a/e2e/repository-rule-deps/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/e2e/repository-rule-deps/MODULE.bazel
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ python.toolchain(
 )
 
 # test case for py_library in an imported / generated repository
-bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.5.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1")
 
 importer = use_extension("//rules:import.bzl", "importer")
 use_repo(importer, "myrepo")
diff --git a/internal_deps.bzl b/internal_deps.bzl
index 646b4e42..d4c41e99 100644
--- a/internal_deps.bzl
+++ b/internal_deps.bzl
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ def rules_py_internal_deps():
     # see https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/issues/250
     http_archive(
         name = "bazel_skylib",
-        sha256 = "118e313990135890ee4cc8504e32929844f9578804a1b2f571d69b1dd080cfb8",
-        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.5.0",
-        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.5.0.tar.gz",
+        sha256 = "e3fea03ff75a9821e84199466799ba560dbaebb299c655b5307f4df1e5970696",
+        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.7.1",
+        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.7.1.tar.gz",
     )
 
     http_archive(
diff --git a/py/repositories.bzl b/py/repositories.bzl
index 12d198b4..5c701802 100644
--- a/py/repositories.bzl
+++ b/py/repositories.bzl
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ def rules_py_dependencies():
     # The minimal version of bazel_skylib we require
     http_archive(
         name = "bazel_skylib",
-        sha256 = "118e313990135890ee4cc8504e32929844f9578804a1b2f571d69b1dd080cfb8",
-        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.5.0",
-        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.5.0.tar.gz",
+        sha256 = "e3fea03ff75a9821e84199466799ba560dbaebb299c655b5307f4df1e5970696",
+        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.7.1",
+        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.7.1.tar.gz",
     )
 
     # py_image_layer requires 2.x for the `tar` rule.