diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/bazelisk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/bazelisk/default.nix
index 5780cf4382a7..80ec4c4f448d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/bazelisk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/bazelisk/default.nix
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "bazelisk";
-  version = "1.3.0";
+  version = "1.4.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bazelbuild";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "15h4mbsfjwby4wq57rdj4dzsf595qjfgi3v5zw62yycn3m2w922p";
+    sha256 = "14zp0bi0p1rfbx1pxi5y28ndxwbqbvfx0pvy3jh1mnx5qsii1gcq";
   };
 
   modSha256 = "1w8k659ifapcxbbim0nf7wd7w10bhlagc33q08izh84gcgsh0yyz";
 
+  buildFlagsArray = [ "-ldflags=-s -w -X main.BazeliskVersion=${version}" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A user-friendly launcher for Bazel";
     longDescription = ''