diff --git a/cli/BUILD b/cli/BUILD
index b082b05..47d7477 100644
--- a/cli/BUILD
+++ b/cli/BUILD
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ kt_jvm_test(
     runtime_deps = [":cli-test-lib"],
 )
 
+kt_jvm_test(
+    name = "BazelRuleTest",
+    test_class = "com.bazel_diff.bazel.BazelRuleTest",
+    runtime_deps = [":cli-test-lib"],
+)
+
 kt_jvm_test(
     name = "E2ETest",
     test_class = "com.bazel_diff.e2e.E2ETest",
diff --git a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/bazel/BazelRule.kt b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/bazel/BazelRule.kt
index 1957738..069fdff 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/bazel/BazelRule.kt
+++ b/cli/src/main/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/bazel/BazelRule.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import com.bazel_diff.hash.safePutBytes
 import com.bazel_diff.hash.sha256
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.query2.proto.proto2api.Build
 
+// Ignore generator_location when computing a target's hash since it is likely to change and does not
+// affect a target's generated actions. Internally, Bazel also does this when computing a target's hash:
+// https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/6971b016f1e258e3bb567a0f9fe7a88ad565d8f2/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/query2/query/output/SyntheticAttributeHashCalculator.java#L78-L81
+private val IGNORED_ATTRS = arrayOf("generator_location")
+
 class BazelRule(private val rule: Build.Rule) {
     val digest: ByteArray by lazy {
         sha256 {
@@ -11,7 +16,8 @@ class BazelRule(private val rule: Build.Rule) {
             safePutBytes(rule.nameBytes.toByteArray())
             safePutBytes(rule.skylarkEnvironmentHashCodeBytes.toByteArray())
             for (attribute in rule.attributeList) {
-                safePutBytes(attribute.toByteArray())
+                if (!IGNORED_ATTRS.contains(attribute.name))
+                    safePutBytes(attribute.toByteArray())
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/cli/src/test/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/bazel/BazelRuleTest.kt b/cli/src/test/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/bazel/BazelRuleTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85b2233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/test/kotlin/com/bazel_diff/bazel/BazelRuleTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package com.bazel_diff.bazel
+
+import assertk.assertThat
+import assertk.assertions.isEqualTo
+import assertk.assertions.isNotEqualTo
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.query2.proto.proto2api.Build.Rule
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.query2.proto.proto2api.Build.Attribute
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class BazelRuleTest {
+    @Test
+    fun testHashDiffers() {
+        val rule1Pb = Rule.newBuilder()
+                .setRuleClass("java_library")
+                .setName("libfoo")
+                .build()
+
+        val rule2Pb = Rule.newBuilder()
+                .setRuleClass("java_library")
+                .setName("libbar")
+                .build()
+        assertThat(BazelRule(rule1Pb).digest).isNotEqualTo(BazelRule(rule2Pb).digest)
+    }
+    @Test
+    fun testIgnoreAttributes() {
+        val rule1Pb = Rule.newBuilder()
+                .setRuleClass("java_library")
+                .setName("foo_library")
+                .addAttribute(0, Attribute.newBuilder()
+                        .setType(Attribute.Discriminator.STRING)
+                        .setName("generator_location")
+                        .setStringValue("path/to/BUILD:107:12").build())
+                .build()
+
+        val rule2Pb = Rule.newBuilder()
+                .setRuleClass("java_library")
+                .setName("foo_library")
+                .addAttribute(0, Attribute.newBuilder()
+                        .setType(Attribute.Discriminator.STRING)
+                        .setName("generator_location")
+                        .setStringValue("path/to/BUILD:111:1").build())
+                .build()
+
+        assertThat(BazelRule(rule1Pb).digest).isEqualTo(BazelRule(rule2Pb).digest)
+    }
+}
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