diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8090067f..7345b3b18 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "build_bazel_rules_swift",
-    sha256 = "d2f38c33dc82cf3160c59342203d31a030e53ebe8f4c7365add7a549223f9c62",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_swift/releases/download/0.15.0/rules_swift.0.15.0.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "bfbd03624a1e2addecc1078227ea421e5321a30f9f3a5e8b53ac85efb3107f92",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_swift/releases/download/0.16.0/rules_swift.0.16.0.tar.gz",
 )
 
 load(