diff --git a/deps.bzl b/deps.bzl
index 33f7edee..c438b4a6 100644
--- a/deps.bzl
+++ b/deps.bzl
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def dependencies():
     )
     http_archive(
         name = "rules_python",
-        sha256 = "cd6730ed53a002c56ce4e2f396ba3b3be262fd7cb68339f0377a45e8227fe332",
-        urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.5.0/rules_python-0.5.0.tar.gz"],
+        sha256 = "29a801171f7ca190c543406f9894abf2d483c206e14d6acbd695623662320097",
+        urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.18.1/rules_python-0.18.1.tar.gz"],
     )
     http_archive(
         name = "io_bazel_rules_docker",