diff --git a/bazel/dependency/bazel-update.sh b/bazel/dependency/bazel-update.sh
index d98a4a23f2..9079bc46c6 100755
--- a/bazel/dependency/bazel-update.sh
+++ b/bazel/dependency/bazel-update.sh
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ fi
 pushd "${BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY}" &> /dev/null
 VERSION_FILE="$(realpath "${VERSION_FILE}")"
 popd &> /dev/null
-REPO_SELECTOR="${REPO_SELECTOR:-".__DEP__.repo"}"
+REPO_SELECTOR="${REPO_SELECTOR:-".\"__DEP__\".repo"}"
 REPO_SELECTOR="${REPO_SELECTOR/__DEP__/${DEP}}"
 REPO="$("${JQ}" -r "${REPO_SELECTOR}" "${DEP_DATA}")"
-SHA_SELECTOR="${SHA_SELECTOR:-".__DEP__.sha256"}"
+SHA_SELECTOR="${SHA_SELECTOR:-".\"__DEP__\".sha256"}"
 SHA_SELECTOR="${SHA_SELECTOR/__DEP__/${DEP}}"
 EXISTING_SHA="$("${JQ}" -r "${SHA_SELECTOR}" "${DEP_DATA}")"
-VERSION_SELECTOR="${VERSION_SELECTOR:-".__DEP__.version"}"
+VERSION_SELECTOR="${VERSION_SELECTOR:-".\"__DEP__\".version"}"
 VERSION_SELECTOR="${VERSION_SELECTOR/__DEP__/${DEP}}"
 EXISTING_VERSION="$("${JQ}" -r "${VERSION_SELECTOR}" "${DEP_DATA}")"
-URL_SELECTOR="${URL_SELECTOR:-".__DEP__.urls[0]"}"
+URL_SELECTOR="${URL_SELECTOR:-".\"__DEP__\".urls[0]"}"
 URL_SELECTOR="${URL_SELECTOR/__DEP__/${DEP}}"
 URL="$(${JQ} -r "${URL_SELECTOR}" "${DEP_DATA}")"
 DEP_SEARCH="${DEP_SEARCH:-"\"__DEP__\": {"}"