diff --git a/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl b/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
index b382e3fd02cd9..d886190c00a1c 100644
--- a/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
+++ b/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load("@proxy_wasm_rust_sdk//bazel:dependencies.bzl", "proxy_wasm_rust_sdk_depend
 load("@rules_cc//cc:repositories.bzl", "rules_cc_dependencies", "rules_cc_toolchains")
 
 # go version for rules_go
-GO_VERSION = "1.15.5"
+GO_VERSION = "1.17.2"
 
 def envoy_dependency_imports(go_version = GO_VERSION):
     # TODO: allow building of tools for easier onboarding
diff --git a/bazel/repository_locations.bzl b/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
index 3ad59c2111809..d780db0f4daac 100644
--- a/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
+++ b/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
@@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ REPOSITORY_LOCATIONS_SPEC = dict(
         project_name = "Go rules for Bazel",
         project_desc = "Bazel rules for the Go language",
         project_url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go",
-        version = "0.27.0",
-        sha256 = "69de5c704a05ff37862f7e0f5534d4f479418afc21806c887db544a316f3cb6b",
-        urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v{version}/rules_go-v{version}.tar.gz"],
+        version = "0.29.0",
+        sha256 = "2b1641428dff9018f9e85c0384f03ec6c10660d935b750e3fa1492a281a53b0f",
+        urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v{version}/rules_go-v{version}.zip"],
         use_category = ["build", "api"],
-        release_date = "2021-03-18",
+        release_date = "2021-10-06",
         implied_untracked_deps = [
             "com_github_golang_protobuf",
             "io_bazel_rules_nogo",