diff --git a/internal_deps.bzl b/internal_deps.bzl
index 641721e9..cbb7e61d 100644
--- a/internal_deps.bzl
+++ b/internal_deps.bzl
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ def rules_py_internal_deps():
     # see https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/issues/250
     http_archive(
         name = "bazel_skylib",
-        sha256 = "3b620033ca48fcd6f5ef2ac85e0f6ec5639605fa2f627968490e52fc91a9932f",
-        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.3.0",
-        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.3.0.tar.gz",
+        sha256 = "4dd05f44200db3b78f72f56ebd8b102d5bcdc17c0299955d4eb20c38c6f07cd7",
+        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.4.0",
+        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.4.0.tar.gz",
     )
 
     http_archive(
diff --git a/py/repositories.bzl b/py/repositories.bzl
index d7505c36..9b96c015 100644
--- a/py/repositories.bzl
+++ b/py/repositories.bzl
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ def rules_py_dependencies():
     # The minimal version of bazel_skylib we require
     http_archive(
         name = "bazel_skylib",
-        sha256 = "3b620033ca48fcd6f5ef2ac85e0f6ec5639605fa2f627968490e52fc91a9932f",
-        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.3.0",
-        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.3.0.tar.gz",
+        sha256 = "4dd05f44200db3b78f72f56ebd8b102d5bcdc17c0299955d4eb20c38c6f07cd7",
+        strip_prefix = "bazel-skylib-1.4.0",
+        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/archive/refs/tags/1.4.0.tar.gz",
     )
 
     http_archive(