diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 7124c72fec..51b8a10b35 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "prometheus-cpp", version = "1.3.0.bcr.2", repo_name = "com_github_jupp0r_prometheus_cpp")
 bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "32.0", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 bazel_dep(name = "rapidyaml", version = "0.10.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.17")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.18")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_foreign_cc", version = "0.15.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "7.1.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "zlib", version = "1.3.2")