diff --git a/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE b/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE
--- a/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE
+++ b/utils/bazel/WORKSPACE
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
 
-SKYLIB_VERSION = "1.0.3"
+SKYLIB_VERSION = "1.3.0"
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "1c531376ac7e5a180e0237938a2536de0c54d93f5c278634818e0efc952dd56c",
+    sha256 = "74d544d96f4a5bb630d465ca8bbcfe231e3594e5aae57e1edbf17a6eb3ca2506",
     urls = [
         "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/{version}/bazel-skylib-{version}.tar.gz".format(version=SKYLIB_VERSION),
         "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/{version}/bazel-skylib-{version}.tar.gz".format(version=SKYLIB_VERSION),
diff --git a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/clang/BUILD.bazel b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/clang/BUILD.bazel
--- a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/clang/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/clang/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:expand_template.bzl", "expand_template")
 load("//llvm:tblgen.bzl", "gentbl")
 load("//llvm:binary_alias.bzl", "binary_alias")
 load("//llvm:cc_plugin_library.bzl", "cc_plugin_library")
-load("//llvm:template_rule.bzl", "template_rule")
 
 package(
     default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
@@ -1949,13 +1949,13 @@
     ],
 )
 
-template_rule(
+expand_template(
     name = "clang_main",
-    src = "//llvm:cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
     out = "clang-driver.cpp",
     substitutions = {
         "@TOOL_NAME@": "clang",
     },
+    template = "//llvm:cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
 )
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel
--- a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load(":template_rule.bzl", "template_rule")
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:expand_template.bzl", "expand_template")
 load(":tblgen.bzl", "gentbl")
 load(":config.bzl", "llvm_config_defines")
 load(":targets.bzl", "llvm_targets")
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@
     targets = llvm_target_mcas,
 )
 
-template_rule(
+expand_template(
     name = "abi_breaking_h_gen",
-    src = "include/llvm/Config/abi-breaking.h.cmake",
     out = "include/llvm/Config/abi-breaking.h",
     substitutions = {
         # Define to enable checks that alter the LLVM C++ ABI
@@ -103,6 +102,7 @@
         # Define to enable reverse iteration of unordered llvm containers
         "#cmakedefine01 LLVM_ENABLE_REVERSE_ITERATION": "#define LLVM_ENABLE_REVERSE_ITERATION 0",
     },
+    template = "include/llvm/Config/abi-breaking.h.cmake",
 )
 
 # To enable diff testing out of tree
@@ -2626,13 +2626,13 @@
     td_srcs = ["include/llvm/Option/OptParser.td"],
 )
 
-template_rule(
+expand_template(
     name = "dsymutil_main",
-    src = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
     out = "dsymutil-driver.cpp",
     substitutions = {
         "@TOOL_NAME@": "dsymutil",
     },
+    template = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
 )
 
 cc_binary(
@@ -2730,13 +2730,13 @@
     ],
 )
 
-template_rule(
+expand_template(
     name = "ar_main",
-    src = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
     out = "llvm-ar-driver.cpp",
     substitutions = {
         "@TOOL_NAME@": "llvm_ar",
     },
+    template = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
 )
 
 cc_binary(
@@ -2932,13 +2932,13 @@
     td_srcs = ["include/llvm/Option/OptParser.td"],
 )
 
-template_rule(
+expand_template(
     name = "cxxfilt_main",
-    src = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
     out = "llvm-cxxfilt-driver.cpp",
     substitutions = {
         "@TOOL_NAME@": "llvm_cxxfilt",
     },
+    template = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
 )
 
 cc_binary(
@@ -3510,13 +3510,13 @@
     ],
 )
 
-template_rule(
+expand_template(
     name = "objcopy_main",
-    src = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
     out = "llvm-objcopy-driver.cpp",
     substitutions = {
         "@TOOL_NAME@": "llvm_objcopy",
     },
+    template = "cmake/modules/llvm-driver-template.cpp.in",
 )
 
 cc_binary(
diff --git a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/template_rule.bzl b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/template_rule.bzl
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/template_rule.bzl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# This file is licensed under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
-# See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
-
-# Rule for simple expansion of template files. This performs a simple
-# search over the template file for the keys in substitutions,
-# and replaces them with the corresponding values.
-#
-# Typical usage:
-#   load("/tools/build_rules/template_rule", "expand_header_template")
-#   template_rule(
-#       name = "ExpandMyTemplate",
-#       src = "my.template",
-#       out = "my.txt",
-#       substitutions = {
-#         "$VAR1": "foo",
-#         "$VAR2": "bar",
-#       }
-#   )
-#
-# Args:
-#   name: The name of the rule.
-#   template: The template file to expand
-#   out: The destination of the expanded file
-#   substitutions: A dictionary mapping strings to their substitutions
-
-def template_rule_impl(ctx):
-    ctx.actions.expand_template(
-        template = ctx.file.src,
-        output = ctx.outputs.out,
-        substitutions = ctx.attr.substitutions,
-    )
-
-template_rule = rule(
-    attrs = {
-        "src": attr.label(
-            mandatory = True,
-            allow_single_file = True,
-        ),
-        "substitutions": attr.string_dict(mandatory = True),
-        "out": attr.output(mandatory = True),
-    },
-    # output_to_genfiles is required for header files.
-    output_to_genfiles = True,
-    implementation = template_rule_impl,
-)
diff --git a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/mlir/test/BUILD.bazel b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/mlir/test/BUILD.bazel
--- a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/mlir/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/mlir/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:expand_template.bzl", "expand_template")
 load("//mlir:tblgen.bzl", "gentbl_cc_library", "td_library")
 load("//llvm:lit_test.bzl", "package_path")
-load("//llvm:template_rule.bzl", "template_rule")
 
 package(
     default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
 
 licenses(["notice"])
 
-template_rule(
+expand_template(
     name = "lit_site_cfg_py",
     testonly = True,
-    src = "lit.site.cfg.py.in",
     out = "lit.site.cfg.py",
     substitutions = {
         "@LIT_SITE_CFG_IN_HEADER@": "# Autogenerated, do not edit.",
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
         "@MLIR_RUN_CUDA_TENSOR_CORE_TESTS@": "0",
         "@MLIR_INCLUDE_INTEGRATION_TESTS@": "0",
     },
+    template = "lit.site.cfg.py.in",
 )
 
 # Common data used by most lit tests.