diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 6d49746..0fe619d 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -85,13 +85,9 @@
 git_repository(
     name = "build_bazel_rules_nodejs",
     remote = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs.git",
-    tag = "0.11.5",  # check for the latest tag when you install
+    tag = "0.26.0",  # check for the latest tag when you install
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dependencies")
-
-rules_nodejs_dependencies()
-
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
 
 node_repositories(