diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index f3351c571..d6e953a01 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,17 @@ bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "1.40.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_lint", version = "0.9.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "0.1.0")
 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 = "6.0.5",
+)
+
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.5")
 
 node = use_extension("@rules_nodejs//nodejs:extensions.bzl", "node")
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 9a4cf5d0c..4c1a7776d 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ 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 = "a50986c7d2f2dc43a5b9b81a6245fd89bdc4866f1d5e316d9cef2782dd859292",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_nodejs-6.0.5",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/v6.0.5/rules_nodejs-v6.0.5.tar.gz",
+)
+
 load("//js:dev_repositories.bzl", "rules_js_dev_dependencies")
 
 rules_js_dev_dependencies()
diff --git a/e2e/pnpm_repo_install/MODULE.bazel b/e2e/pnpm_repo_install/MODULE.bazel
index 5d2aad31e..7d9cdfa33 100644
--- a/e2e/pnpm_repo_install/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/e2e/pnpm_repo_install/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module(
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.0.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "0.0.0")
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "aspect_rules_js",
diff --git a/e2e/pnpm_workspace/MODULE.bazel b/e2e/pnpm_workspace/MODULE.bazel
index 1569b73e0..950b0719f 100644
--- a/e2e/pnpm_workspace/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/e2e/pnpm_workspace/MODULE.bazel
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module(
 )
 
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.4.1")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.0.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "2.2.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "0.0.0")
 local_path_override(
diff --git a/e2e/pnpm_workspace_rerooted/MODULE.bazel b/e2e/pnpm_workspace_rerooted/MODULE.bazel
index 51cfb513a..efb970613 100644
--- a/e2e/pnpm_workspace_rerooted/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/e2e/pnpm_workspace_rerooted/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module(
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.0.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "1.40.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "0.0.0")
 local_path_override(
diff --git a/e2e/vendored_node/MODULE.bazel b/e2e/vendored_node/MODULE.bazel
index b34914099..1f27a2c61 100644
--- a/e2e/vendored_node/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/e2e/vendored_node/MODULE.bazel
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module(
 
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "1.40.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "0.0.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.0.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.4")
 
 local_path_override(
diff --git a/e2e/worker/MODULE.bazel b/e2e/worker/MODULE.bazel
index 9ed1fafff..576164395 100644
--- a/e2e/worker/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/e2e/worker/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module(
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.0.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "0.0.0")
 local_path_override(
     module_name = "aspect_rules_js",
diff --git a/js/repositories.bzl b/js/repositories.bzl
index 25eefda74..aa561d3b7 100644
--- a/js/repositories.bzl
+++ b/js/repositories.bzl
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ 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",