diff --git a/tests/WORKSPACE b/tests/WORKSPACE
index 36e5352b..844659b7 100644
--- a/tests/WORKSPACE
+++ b/tests/WORKSPACE
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ http_archive(
 
 http_archive(
     name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
-    sha256 = "b2038e2de2cace18f032249cb4bb0048abf583a36369fa98f687af1b3f880b26",
+    sha256 = "d93ef02f1e72c82d8bb3d5169519b36167b33cf68c252525e3b9d3d5dd143de7",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.48.1/rules_go-v0.48.1.zip",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.48.1/rules_go-v0.48.1.zip",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.49.0/rules_go-v0.49.0.zip",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.49.0/rules_go-v0.49.0.zip",
     ],
 )