diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh b/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh
index 16c129e94..8b80e7d9b 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "${TAG:1}")
 ####### Node.js version #########
 # By default you get the node version from DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION in @rules_nodejs//nodejs:repositories.bzl
 # Optionally you can pin a different node version:
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.1.0")
 node = use_extension("@rules_nodejs//nodejs:extensions.bzl", "node")
 node.toolchain(node_version = "16.14.2")
 #################################
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index fea97a56e..45a868696 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -11,17 +11,7 @@ module(
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "2.7.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.9.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.5.0")
-
-# Keep v5 in to avoid breaking changes.
-# TODO(2.0): change minimum to v6
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
-
-# Override rules_nodejs to v6 to test the latest and recommended version internally.
-single_version_override(
-    module_name = "rules_nodejs",
-    version = "6.1.0",
-)
-
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.1.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.5")
 
 node = use_extension("@rules_nodejs//nodejs:extensions.bzl", "node")
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 7aa6b3e1d..f10b35efc 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -3,18 +3,6 @@ workspace(
     name = "aspect_rules_js",
 )
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
-# Override rules_nodejs to v6 to test the latest and recommended versional internally,
-# while keeping v5 in rules_js_dependencies() to avoid breaking changes.
-# TODO(2.0): change minimum to v6 in repositories.bzl
-http_archive(
-    name = "rules_nodejs",
-    sha256 = "dddd60acc3f2f30359bef502c9d788f67e33814b0ddd99aa27c5a15eb7a41b8c",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_nodejs-6.1.0",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/v6.1.0/rules_nodejs-v6.1.0.tar.gz",
-)
-
 load("//js:dev_repositories.bzl", "rules_js_dev_dependencies")
 
 rules_js_dev_dependencies()
diff --git a/js/repositories.bzl b/js/repositories.bzl
index a8c4c57ad..0167909ad 100644
--- a/js/repositories.bzl
+++ b/js/repositories.bzl
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ def rules_js_dependencies():
         urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.4.1/bazel-skylib-1.4.1.tar.gz"],
     )
 
-    # TODO(2.0): update to rules_nodejs v6
     http_archive(
         name = "rules_nodejs",
-        sha256 = "8fc8e300cb67b89ceebd5b8ba6896ff273c84f6099fc88d23f24e7102319d8fd",
-        urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/5.8.4/rules_nodejs-core-5.8.4.tar.gz"],
+        sha256 = "dddd60acc3f2f30359bef502c9d788f67e33814b0ddd99aa27c5a15eb7a41b8c",
+        strip_prefix = "rules_nodejs-6.1.0",
+        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/v6.1.0/rules_nodejs-v6.1.0.tar.gz",
     )
 
     http_archive(