diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 2b9a0b17..b9da6314 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use_repo(
     "glib_src",
     "gnumake_src",
     "meson_src",
-    "ninja_1.12.0_toolchains",
+    "ninja_1.12.1_toolchains",
     "ninja_build_src",
     "pkgconfig_src",
     "rules_foreign_cc_framework_toolchains",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use_repo(
 register_toolchains(
     "@rules_foreign_cc_framework_toolchains//:all",
     "@cmake_3.23.2_toolchains//:all",
-    "@ninja_1.12.0_toolchains//:all",
+    "@ninja_1.12.1_toolchains//:all",
     "@python_3_9//:all",
     "@rules_foreign_cc//toolchains:all",
 )
diff --git a/foreign_cc/extensions.bzl b/foreign_cc/extensions.bzl
index ca239241..f195d3af 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/extensions.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/extensions.bzl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ load("//foreign_cc:repositories.bzl", "rules_foreign_cc_dependencies")
 load("//toolchains:prebuilt_toolchains.bzl", "prebuilt_toolchains")
 
 _DEFAULT_CMAKE_VERSION = "3.23.2"
-_DEFAULT_NINJA_VERSION = "1.12.0"
+_DEFAULT_NINJA_VERSION = "1.12.1"
 
 cmake_toolchain_version = tag_class(attrs = {
     "version": attr.string(doc = "The cmake version", default = _DEFAULT_CMAKE_VERSION),
diff --git a/foreign_cc/repositories.bzl b/foreign_cc/repositories.bzl
index 3350993a..b62df75a 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/repositories.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/repositories.bzl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def rules_foreign_cc_dependencies(
         register_default_tools = True,
         cmake_version = "3.23.2",
         make_version = "4.4.1",
-        ninja_version = "1.12.0",
+        ninja_version = "1.12.1",
         meson_version = "1.1.1",
         pkgconfig_version = "0.29.2",
         register_preinstalled_tools = True,
diff --git a/toolchains/built_toolchains.bzl b/toolchains/built_toolchains.bzl
index a7d0c5f5..8889b6ea 100644
--- a/toolchains/built_toolchains.bzl
+++ b/toolchains/built_toolchains.bzl
@@ -135,6 +135,19 @@ def _ninja_toolchain(version, register_toolchains):
         native.register_toolchains(
             "@rules_foreign_cc//toolchains:built_ninja_toolchain",
         )
+    if version == "1.12.1":
+        maybe(
+            http_archive,
+            name = "ninja_build_src",
+            build_file_content = _ALL_CONTENT,
+            integrity = "sha256-ghvf9Io/aDvEuztvC1/nstZHz2XVKutjMoyRpsbfKFo=",
+            strip_prefix = "ninja-1.12.1",
+            urls = [
+                "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/ninja-build/ninja/archive/v1.12.1.tar.gz",
+                "https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/archive/v1.12.1.tar.gz",
+            ],
+        )
+        return
     if version == "1.12.0":
         maybe(
             http_archive,