diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 7475a786208d..c8076eae7ca5 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 http_archive(
     name = "build_bazel_rules_nodejs",
     sha256 = "709cc0dcb51cf9028dd57c268066e5bc8f03a119ded410a13b5c3925d6e43c48",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/5.8.4/rules_nodejs-5.8.4.tar.gz"],
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/v6.5.0/rules_nodejs-5.8.4.tar.gz"],
 )
 
 # Add skylib which contains common Bazel utilities.