diff --git a/WORKSPACE.bazel b/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 343e3487..4f18f8d1 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 # like protobuf will build.
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "6e78f0e57de26801f6f564fa7c4a48dc8b36873e416257a92bbb0937eeac8446",
+    sha256 = "3b5b49006181f5f8ff626ef8ddceaa95e9bb8ad294f7b5d7b11ea9f7ddaf8c59",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.8.2/bazel-skylib-1.8.2.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.8.2/bazel-skylib-1.8.2.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.9.0/bazel-skylib-1.9.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.9.0/bazel-skylib-1.9.0.tar.gz",
     ],
 )