diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index d61e9f00..899c34e4 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "31.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.9")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_dotnet", version = "0.19.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.57.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.16.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_scala", version = "7.1.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.6.1")
 
diff --git a/modules/java/MODULE.bazel b/modules/java/MODULE.bazel
index ea5adc5c..44b30438 100644
--- a/modules/java/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/modules/java/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module(
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.16.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.8")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
 
diff --git a/modules/scala/MODULE.bazel b/modules/scala/MODULE.bazel
index 13b796ef..19e4a8a2 100644
--- a/modules/scala/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/modules/scala/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module(
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.16.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.8")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_java", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
diff --git a/test_workspaces/java_deps/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/java_deps/MODULE.bazel
index 39809ac9..667a0a98 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/java_deps/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/java_deps/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "31.1")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.16.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.8")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_java", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
 
diff --git a/tools/rulegen/MODULE.bazel.template b/tools/rulegen/MODULE.bazel.template
index 45266346..b4dcdb33 100644
--- a/tools/rulegen/MODULE.bazel.template
+++ b/tools/rulegen/MODULE.bazel.template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "31.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.9")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_dotnet", version = "0.19.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.57.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.16.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_scala", version = "7.1.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.6.1")