diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 523cb75747..3a8ed3cb17 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ bazel_skylib_workspace()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "aspect_bazel_lib",
-    sha256 = "2518c757715d4f5fc7cc7e0a68742dd1155eaafc78fb9196b8a18e13a738cea2",
-    strip_prefix = "bazel-lib-1.28.0",
-    url = "https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/releases/download/v1.28.0/bazel-lib-v1.28.0.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "d0203b032a26086729ade48c46bc6159fb4aa825d9a5bdf2d972449bcbefe967",
+    strip_prefix = "bazel-lib-1.42.1",
+    url = "https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/releases/download/v1.42.1/bazel-lib-v1.42.1.tar.gz",
 )
 
 http_archive(