diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 8b5adc4..edba69f 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module(name = "rules_opa")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1")
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")