diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh b/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh
index ca5859e..b772d10 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_prep.sh
@@ -37,3 +37,11 @@ http_archive(
 EOF
 awk 'f;/--SNIP--/{f=1}' e2e/smoke/WORKSPACE.bazel
 echo "\`\`\`"
+
+cat << EOF
+To use rules_esbuild with bazel-lib 2.0, you must additionally register the coreutils toolchain.
+\`\`\`starlark
+load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:repositories.bzl", "register_coreutils_toolchains")
+register_coreutils_toolchains()
+\`\`\`
+EOF
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 6cc146a..aa790bb 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.4.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib_gazelle_plugin", version = "1.4.1", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.29.0", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "bazel_gazelle")
 bazel_dep(name = "buildifier_prebuilt", version = "6.0.0.1", dev_dependency = True)
-bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "1.29.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "1.38.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "1.29.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "5.8.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.5")
diff --git a/esbuild/private/esbuild.bzl b/esbuild/private/esbuild.bzl
index fec42e0..9ea2504 100644
--- a/esbuild/private/esbuild.bzl
+++ b/esbuild/private/esbuild.bzl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "# esbuild rule"
 
 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:expand_make_vars.bzl", "expand_variables")
-load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_to_bin.bzl", "copy_file_to_bin_action", "copy_files_to_bin_actions")
+load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_to_bin.bzl", "copy_file_to_bin_action", "copy_files_to_bin_actions", "COPY_FILE_TO_BIN_TOOLCHAINS")
 load("@aspect_rules_js//js:libs.bzl", "js_lib_helpers")
 load("@aspect_rules_js//js:providers.bzl", "JsInfo", "js_info")
 load(":helpers.bzl", "desugar_entry_point_names", "write_args_file")
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ lib = struct(
     toolchains = [
         "@rules_nodejs//nodejs:toolchain_type",
         "@aspect_rules_esbuild//esbuild:toolchain_type",
-    ],
+    ] + COPY_FILE_TO_BIN_TOOLCHAINS,
 )
 
 esbuild_bundle = rule(