diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 63184106..fca918c2 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ local_path_override(
     path = "modules/python",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 python = use_extension("@rules_python//python/extensions:python.bzl", "python")
 python.toolchain(python_version = "3.11")
diff --git a/modules/python/MODULE.bazel b/modules/python/MODULE.bazel
index 75dc606f..8f454828 100644
--- a/modules/python/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/modules/python/MODULE.bazel
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module(
 
 bazel_dep(name = "grpc", version = "1.65.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 PYTHON_VERSIONS = [
     "3.8",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/absolute_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/absolute_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/absolute_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/absolute_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/combined_strip_and_add_prefix/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/combined_strip_and_add_prefix/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/combined_strip_and_add_prefix/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/combined_strip_and_add_prefix/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/exclusions/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/exclusions/MODULE.bazel
index dda26679..a793ae30 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/exclusions/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/exclusions/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "27.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/generated_proto/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/generated_proto/MODULE.bazel
index e3b94506..e5dad1a2 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/generated_proto/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/generated_proto/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "another_workspace", version = "0.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "another_workspace",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/generated_proto/another_workspace/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/generated_proto/another_workspace/MODULE.bazel
index ba1e9ec9..8d266c8f 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/generated_proto/another_workspace/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/generated_proto/another_workspace/MODULE.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module(name = "another_workspace")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/import_prefix/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/nested_output_directory/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/nested_output_directory/MODULE.bazel
index 9ec2677a..31880dcf 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/nested_output_directory/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/nested_output_directory/MODULE.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_cpp", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/objc_capitalisation/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/objc_capitalisation/MODULE.bazel
index 9b9a10f1..b6b13923 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/objc_capitalisation/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/objc_capitalisation/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.13")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_objc", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/prefix_path/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/prefix_path/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/prefix_path/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/prefix_path/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/python3_grpc/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/python3_grpc/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/python3_grpc/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/python3_grpc/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/python_dashes/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/python_dashes/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/python_dashes/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/python_dashes/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/python_deps/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/python_deps/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/python_deps/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/python_deps/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/python_dots/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/python_dots/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/python_dots/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/python_dots/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/relative_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/relative_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/relative_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/relative_strip_import_prefix/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",
diff --git a/test_workspaces/shared_proto/MODULE.bazel b/test_workspaces/shared_proto/MODULE.bazel
index e8aa7f09..54a72157 100644
--- a/test_workspaces/shared_proto/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/test_workspaces/shared_proto/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto_grpc_python", version = "0.0.0.rpg.version.placeholder")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.37.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
 
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "rules_proto_grpc",