diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 2e41eb66105..ca6162df19c 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.0.3")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.0.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.7.3")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.9.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.5.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.6.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.8.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20260107.1", repo_name = "absl")
 bazel_dep(name = "nlohmann_json", version = "3.11.3", repo_name = "json")
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "fmt", version = "12.1.0-codeql.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_kotlin", version = "2.2.2-codeql.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.47.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_dotnet", version = "0.21.5-codeql.1")
-bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.14.0.bcr.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.17.0.bcr.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_rust", version = "0.69.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "zstd", version = "1.5.7.bcr.1")
 
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/IRGuards.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/IRGuards.qll
index 211be2aa432..dad011d9391 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/IRGuards.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/controlflow/IRGuards.qll
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ private module Cached {
   private predicate compares_ge(
     ValueNumber test, Operand left, Operand right, int k, boolean isGe, GuardValue value
   ) {
-    exists(int onemk | k = 1 - onemk | compares_lt(test, right, left, onemk, isGe, value))
+    compares_lt(test, right, left, 1 - k, isGe, value)
   }
 
   /** Rearrange various simple comparisons into `left < right + k` form. */
diff --git a/misc/bazel/registry/modules/rules_dotnet/0.21.5-codeql.1/MODULE.bazel b/misc/bazel/registry/modules/rules_dotnet/0.21.5-codeql.1/MODULE.bazel
index caaf52f2b9b..9ad1005a850 100644
--- a/misc/bazel/registry/modules/rules_dotnet/0.21.5-codeql.1/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/misc/bazel/registry/modules/rules_dotnet/0.21.5-codeql.1/MODULE.bazel
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use_repo(apphost_packs_extension, "dotnet.apphost_packs")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_lib", version = "3.0.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.5.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.6.1")
 
 # Dev dependencies
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.1.0", dev_dependency = True)