diff --git a/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl b/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl
index 5b7702546c..c752aadad7 100644
--- a/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/toolchains/go_module_deps.bzl
@@ -657,11 +657,13 @@ def go_dependencies():
     )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_bazelbuild_buildtools",
-        build_file_generation = "on",
-        build_file_proto_mode = "disable_global",
+        # keep
+        build_file_generation = "off",
+        # keep
+        build_file_proto_mode = "default",
         importpath = "github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools",
-        sum = "h1:XmPu4mXICgdGnC5dXGjUGbwUD/kUmS0l5Aop3LaevBM=",
-        version = "v0.0.0-20230317132445-9c3c1fc0106e",
+        sum = "h1:NJPpHVYOUbpKTXp1DU4dL1Ubk8p7wdxfign2lb7QhAM=",
+        version = "v0.0.0-20240417164354-2bc4b5ebbaaf",
     )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_bazelbuild_rules_go",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 567488e0b0..9e21394419 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.53.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager v1.28.6
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.20.2
-	github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20230317132445-9c3c1fc0106e
+	github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240417164354-2bc4b5ebbaaf
 	github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.47.1
 	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0
 	github.com/docker/docker v26.1.1+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4e568ce0db..13727948f9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.28.6 h1:cwIxeBttqPN3qkaAjcEcsh8NYr8n
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.28.6/go.mod h1:FZf1/nKNEkHdGGJP/cI2MoIMquumuRK6ol3QQJNDxmw=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.20.2 h1:tbp628ireGtzcHDDmLT/6ADHidqnwgF57XOXZe6tp4Q=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.20.2/go.mod h1:krry+ya/rV9RDcV/Q16kpu6ypI4K2czasz0NC3qS14E=
-github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20230317132445-9c3c1fc0106e h1:XmPu4mXICgdGnC5dXGjUGbwUD/kUmS0l5Aop3LaevBM=
-github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20230317132445-9c3c1fc0106e/go.mod h1:689QdV3hBP7Vo9dJMmzhoYIyo/9iMhEmHkJcnaPRCbo=
+github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240417164354-2bc4b5ebbaaf h1:NJPpHVYOUbpKTXp1DU4dL1Ubk8p7wdxfign2lb7QhAM=
+github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools v0.0.0-20240417164354-2bc4b5ebbaaf/go.mod h1:689QdV3hBP7Vo9dJMmzhoYIyo/9iMhEmHkJcnaPRCbo=
 github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.47.1 h1:9s9FA2l8IAxCbwV97E1WLu5ai21muLNrjZRV0+agTRs=
 github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go v0.47.1/go.mod h1:Dhcz716Kqg1RHNWos+N6MlXNkjNP2EwZQ0LukRKJfMs=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=