diff --git a/appengine/py_appengine.bzl b/appengine/py_appengine.bzl
index 595a5c6..e087eb2 100644
--- a/appengine/py_appengine.bzl
+++ b/appengine/py_appengine.bzl
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ def _find_locally_or_download_impl(repository_ctx):
     repository_ctx.symlink(path, ".")
   else:
     repository_ctx.download_and_extract(
-        url="https://storage.googleapis.com/appengine-sdks/featured/google_appengine_1.9.59.zip",
+        url="https://storage.googleapis.com/appengine-sdks/featured/google_appengine_1.9.61.zip",
         output=".",
-        sha256="a40a107a71d86d92366c1edbd03dc660cb09cf799b8d57b70314279efd55bea1",
+        sha256="65f2092e671ae80b316ac8f70b14df687f91959cc8926bd4eb4c26b780ea0af5",
         stripPrefix="google_appengine")
   repository_ctx.template("BUILD", Label("//appengine:pysdk.BUILD"))
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if [[ -e "$self.runfiles/{1}" ]]; then
   cd $RUNFILES
 fi
 
-{0} app.yaml
+{0} --skip_sdk_update_check 1 app.yaml
 """.format(ctx.attr.devappserver.files_to_run.executable.short_path, ctx.workspace_name),
       is_executable=True,
   )
diff --git a/appengine/pysdk.BUILD b/appengine/pysdk.BUILD
index 86f340c..3bdef5f 100755
--- a/appengine/pysdk.BUILD
+++ b/appengine/pysdk.BUILD
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 py_library(
     name = "appengine",
     srcs = glob(["**/*.py"]),
+    data = glob(["**/*"], exclude=["**/*.py"]),
 )
 
 py_binary(