diff --git a/Documentation/dev-contributing.txt b/Documentation/dev-contributing.txt
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@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Guide].
 To format Java source code, Gerrit uses the
 link:https://github.com/google/google-java-format[`google-java-format`]
 tool (version 1.5), and to format Bazel BUILD and WORKSPACE files the
-link:https://github.com/bazelbuild/buildifier[`buildifier`] tool (version 0.6.0).
+link:https://github.com/bazelbuild/buildifier[`buildifier`] tool (version 0.11.1).
 These tools automatically apply format according to the style guides; this
 streamlines code review by reducing the need for time-consuming, tedious,
 and contentious discussions about trivial issues like whitespace.