diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 1c60dc11..e5587898 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ stardoc_pinned_maven_install()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "aspect_bazel_lib",
-    sha256 = "cea19e6d8322fb212f155acb58d1590f632e53abde7f1be5f0a086a93cf4c9f4",
-    strip_prefix = "bazel-lib-2.8.0",
-    url = "https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/releases/download/v2.8.0/bazel-lib-v2.8.0.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "688354ee6beeba7194243d73eb0992b9a12e8edeeeec5b6544f4b531a3112237",
+    strip_prefix = "bazel-lib-2.8.1",
+    url = "https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/releases/download/v2.8.1/bazel-lib-v2.8.1.tar.gz",
 )
 
 http_archive(