diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index ad53e23..cc76fd5 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ go_rules_dependencies()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "b760f7fe75173886007f7c2e616a21241208f3d90e8657dc65d36a771e916b6a",
+    sha256 = "a80893292ae1d78eaeedd50d1cab98f242a17e3d5741b1b9fb58b5fd9d2d57bc",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.39.1/bazel-gazelle-v0.39.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.39.1/bazel-gazelle-v0.39.1.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.40.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.40.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.40.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.40.0.tar.gz",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/example/WORKSPACE b/example/WORKSPACE
index 4072c00..d3d3a1c 100644
--- a/example/WORKSPACE
+++ b/example/WORKSPACE
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ go_rules_dependencies()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "b760f7fe75173886007f7c2e616a21241208f3d90e8657dc65d36a771e916b6a",
+    sha256 = "a80893292ae1d78eaeedd50d1cab98f242a17e3d5741b1b9fb58b5fd9d2d57bc",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.39.1/bazel-gazelle-v0.39.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.39.1/bazel-gazelle-v0.39.1.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.40.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.40.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.40.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.40.0.tar.gz",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/alternative-deps/WORKSPACE b/tests/alternative-deps/WORKSPACE
index 5f5ad89..85a4081 100644
--- a/tests/alternative-deps/WORKSPACE
+++ b/tests/alternative-deps/WORKSPACE
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ go_rules_dependencies()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "b760f7fe75173886007f7c2e616a21241208f3d90e8657dc65d36a771e916b6a",
+    sha256 = "a80893292ae1d78eaeedd50d1cab98f242a17e3d5741b1b9fb58b5fd9d2d57bc",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.39.1/bazel-gazelle-v0.39.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.39.1/bazel-gazelle-v0.39.1.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.40.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.40.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.40.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.40.0.tar.gz",
     ],
 )