diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 9493f4fb..33244642 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "66ffd9315665bfaafc96b52278f57c7e2dd09f5ede279ea6d39b2be471e7e3aa",
+    sha256 = "9f38886a40548c6e96c106b752f242130ee11aaa068a56ba7e56f4511f33e4f2",
     urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.4.2/bazel-skylib-1.4.2.tar.gz",
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.4.2/bazel-skylib-1.4.2.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.6.1/bazel-skylib-1.6.1.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.6.1/bazel-skylib-1.6.1.tar.gz",
     ],
 )