diff --git a/api/bazel/repository_locations.bzl b/api/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
index a7738a68bc45..b0cb3c9b84fa 100644
--- a/api/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
+++ b/api/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ REPOSITORY_LOCATIONS_SPEC = dict(
         project_name = "buf",
         project_desc = "A new way of working with Protocol Buffers.",  # Used for breaking change detection in API protobufs
         project_url = "https://buf.build",
-        version = "1.42.0",
-        sha256 = "412c8bdc2a4361f796df59735eb8b8f1cb85f7bfa91f443e471bf0b090d7c6c2",
+        version = "1.45.0",
+        sha256 = "deebd48a6bf85b073d7c7800c17b330376487e86852d4905c76a205b6fd795d4",
         strip_prefix = "buf",
         urls = ["https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v{version}/buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz"],
-        release_date = "2024-09-18",
+        release_date = "2024-10-08",
         use_category = ["api"],
         license = "Apache-2.0",
         license_url = "https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/blob/v{version}/LICENSE",