diff --git a/bazel/repository_locations.bzl b/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
index 5234ce1a..535115de 100644
--- a/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
+++ b/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ REPOSITORY_LOCATIONS_SPEC = dict(
         project_name = "buf",
         project_desc = "A new way of working with Protocol Buffers.",  # Used for breaking change detection in API protobufs
         project_url = "https://buf.build",
-        version = "1.27.1",
-        sha256 = "cb21aeaaa911955e84c1144f61f1f9ec171ae10013d43173f05ddb74631ba4df",
+        version = "1.28.1",
+        sha256 = "870cf492d381a967d36636fdee9da44b524ea62aad163659b8dbf16a7da56987",
         strip_prefix = "buf",
         urls = ["https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v{version}/buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz"],
-        release_date = "2023-10-17",
+        release_date = "2023-11-15",
         use_category = ["api"],
         license = "Apache-2.0",
         license_url = "https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/blob/v{version}/LICENSE",