diff --git a/bazel/workspace0.bzl b/bazel/workspace0.bzl
index 11e89a48ab931..dd62d6f24a843 100644
--- a/bazel/workspace0.bzl
+++ b/bazel/workspace0.bzl
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ def gl_cpp_workspace0(name = None):
         http_archive,
         name = "com_google_googletest",
         urls = [
-            "https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz",
+            "https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.17.0.tar.gz",
         ],
-        sha256 = "78c676fc63881529bf97bf9d45948d905a66833fbfa5318ea2cd7478cb98f399",
-        strip_prefix = "googletest-1.16.0",
+        sha256 = "65fab701d9829d38cb77c14acdc431d2108bfdbf8979e40eb8ae567edf10b27c",
+        strip_prefix = "googletest-1.17.0",
     )
 
     # Load the googleapis dependency.
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
index 7d1aeb8a110a1..03cca1f48de17 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.1.tar.gz |
     ldconfig && cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.17.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
index 5f1197d3bcf0a..ff519a3143724 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.1.tar.gz |
     cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.17.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
index baef55440069a..b411a928f7f09 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.1.tar.gz |
     cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.17.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
index cb34eac730ec0..f5343b9afd1aa 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ENV PATH=/usr/local/bin:${PATH}
 # Install googletest, remove the downloaded files and the temporary artifacts
 # after a successful build to keep the image smaller (and with fewer layers)
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.17.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
index a3c580073e867..d7511c33f01c2 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.1.tar.gz |
     cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/googletest
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.17.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" \