diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 61a73de1..b4a076d5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/please-build/go-rules/tools/please_go v0.0.0-20230117162622-4a2c3e910628 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/thought-machine/go-flags v1.6.2 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.4.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.16.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4946b025..46880730 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190227174305-5b3e6a55c961/go.mod h1:wehouNa3lNwaWXcvx
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190313153728-d0100b6bd8b3/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHlgUYUwCkIfeOF89ocIRzGO/8vkc=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0 h1:LapD9S96VoQRhi/GrNTqeBJFrUjs5UHCAtTlgwA5oZA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.16.0 h1:QX4fJ0Rr5cPQCF7O9lh9Se4pmwfwskqZfq5moyldzic=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.16.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190213061140-3a22650c66bd/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201207223542-d4d67f95c62d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210320140829-1e4c9ba3b0c4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0 h1:w8ZOecv6NaNa/zC8944JTU3vz4u6Lagfk4RPQxv92NQ=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.3.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190226205152-f727befe758c/go.mod h1:9Yl7xja0Znq3iFh3HoIrodX9oNMXvdceNzlUR8zjMvY=
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190311212946-11955173bddd/go.mod h1:LCzVGOaR6xXOjkQ3
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190524140312-2c0ae7006135/go.mod h1:RgjU9mgBXZiqYHBnxXauZ1Gv1EHHAz9KjViQ78xBX0Q=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.4.0 h1:7mTAgkunk3fr4GAloyyCasadO6h9zSsQZbwvcaIciV4=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.4.0/go.mod h1:UE5sM2OK9E/d67R0ANs2xJizIymRP5gJU295PvKXxjQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0/go.mod h1:HvlwmtVNQAhOuCjW7xxvovg8wbNq7LwfXh/k7wXUl58=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EbEs0AVv82hx2wNQdGPgUI5lhzA/G0D9YwlJXL52JkM=
diff --git a/third_party/go/BUILD b/third_party/go/BUILD
index 033526d8..6070d563 100644
--- a/third_party/go/BUILD
+++ b/third_party/go/BUILD
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ go_module(
     ],
     licences = ["BSD-3-Clause"],
     module = "golang.org/x/mod",
-    version = "v0.5.0",
+    version = "v0.16.0",
     visibility = ["PUBLIC"],
     deps = [
         ":xerrors",
diff --git a/tools/please_go/ChangeLog b/tools/please_go/ChangeLog
index ea68ea9c..1ea9c359 100644
--- a/tools/please_go/ChangeLog
+++ b/tools/please_go/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 1.10.5
+--------------
+    * upgrade x/mod to support new directives
+
 Version 1.10.4
 --------------
     * correctly pass the path flag to gensymabis
diff --git a/tools/please_go/VERSION b/tools/please_go/VERSION
index 18b31142..db77e0ee 100644
--- a/tools/please_go/VERSION
+++ b/tools/please_go/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.10.4
+1.10.5
diff --git a/tools/please_go/modinfo/modinfo_test.go b/tools/please_go/modinfo/modinfo_test.go
index fdc2f86d..55f24ea6 100644
--- a/tools/please_go/modinfo/modinfo_test.go
+++ b/tools/please_go/modinfo/modinfo_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestModInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Path:    "golang.org/x/mod",
-			Version: "v0.5.0",
+			Version: "v0.16.0",
 		},
 		{
 			Path:    "golang.org/x/xerrors",