diff --git a/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl b/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl
index 5900933bf..2d7683cee 100644
--- a/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl
@@ -765,8 +765,8 @@ def go_dependencies():
         build_file_generation = "on",
         build_file_proto_mode = "disable_global",
         importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go",
-        sum = "h1:JzlRxsFNhlX+g4drDRPhIaU5H5LnI978wdMJ0vK4I+k=",
-        version = "v0.41.0",
+        sum = "h1:aY2smc3JWyUKOjGYmOKVLX70fPK9ON0rtwQojuIeUHc=",
+        version = "v0.42.0",
     )
 
     go_repository(
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7fd600238..3e708e65f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.36.0
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.19.10
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.13.5
-	github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.41.0
+	github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.42.0
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0
 	github.com/docker/docker v23.0.6+incompatible
 	github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/v2/operators/constellation-node-operator/v2/api v0.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b9960af4..432dee836 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.19.2 h1:XFJ2Z6sNUUcAz9poj+245DMkrHE4
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.19.2/go.mod h1:dp0yLPsLBOi++WTxzCjA/oZqi6NPIhoR+uF7GeMU9eg=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.13.5 h1:hgz0X/DX0dGqTYpGALqXJoRKRj5oQ7150i5FdTePzO8=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.13.5/go.mod h1:Tg+OJXh4MB2R/uN61Ko2f6hTZwB/ZYGOtib8J3gBHzA=
-github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.41.0 h1:JzlRxsFNhlX+g4drDRPhIaU5H5LnI978wdMJ0vK4I+k=
-github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.41.0/go.mod h1:TMHmtfpvyfsxaqfL9WnahCsXMWDMICTw7XeK9yVb+YU=
+github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.42.0 h1:aY2smc3JWyUKOjGYmOKVLX70fPK9ON0rtwQojuIeUHc=
+github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.42.0/go.mod h1:TMHmtfpvyfsxaqfL9WnahCsXMWDMICTw7XeK9yVb+YU=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=