diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 69050c1..4ac9a36 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:git.bzl", "git_repository")
 git_repository(
     name = "bazel_skylib",
     remote = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib",
-    tag = "1.0.2",
+    tag = "1.7.0",
 )
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:versions.bzl", "versions")