diff --git a/internal_deps.bzl b/internal_deps.bzl
index 7750ea8..9eecf52 100644
--- a/internal_deps.bzl
+++ b/internal_deps.bzl
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ def rules_jq_internal_deps():
     maybe(
         http_archive,
         name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
-        sha256 = "2b1641428dff9018f9e85c0384f03ec6c10660d935b750e3fa1492a281a53b0f",
+        sha256 = "bfc5ce70b9d1634ae54f4e7b495657a18a04e0d596785f672d35d5f505ab491a",
         urls = [
-            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.29.0/rules_go-v0.29.0.zip",
-            "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.29.0/rules_go-v0.29.0.zip",
+            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.40.0/rules_go-v0.40.0.zip",
+            "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.40.0/rules_go-v0.40.0.zip",
         ],
     )