diff --git a/protobuf_deps.bzl b/protobuf_deps.bzl
index cd60b534d348..2fbe94bb2dbe 100644
--- a/protobuf_deps.bzl
+++ b/protobuf_deps.bzl
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ def protobuf_deps():
     if not native.existing_rule("bazel_skylib"):
         http_archive(
             name = "bazel_skylib",
-            sha256 = "97e70364e9249702246c0e9444bccdc4b847bed1eb03c5a3ece4f83dfe6abc44",
             urls = [
-                "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.0.2/bazel-skylib-1.0.2.tar.gz",
-                "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.0.2/bazel-skylib-1.0.2.tar.gz",
+                "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.2.1/bazel-skylib-1.2.1.tar.gz",
+                "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.2.1/bazel-skylib-1.2.1.tar.gz",
             ],
+            sha256 = "f7be3474d42aae265405a592bb7da8e171919d74c16f082a5457840f06054728",
         )
 
     if not native.existing_rule("com_google_absl"):