diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel b/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel
index 044884e07..24fdc914c 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ts_project(
         "//ng-dev:node_modules/@types/semver",
         "//ng-dev:node_modules/@types/yargs",
         "//ng-dev:node_modules/ejs",
+        "//ng-dev:node_modules/fast-glob",
         "//ng-dev:node_modules/folder-hash",
         "//ng-dev:node_modules/semver",
         "//ng-dev:node_modules/typed-graphqlify",
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/actions.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/actions.ts
index 31cacda08..78a907cb0 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/actions.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/actions.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {promises as fs} from 'fs';
+import {existsSync, promises as fs} from 'fs';
 import {join} from 'path';
 import semver from 'semver';
+import glob from 'fast-glob';
 
 import {workspaceRelativePackageJsonPath} from '../../utils/constants.js';
 import {AuthenticatedGitClient} from '../../utils/git/authenticated-git-client.js';
@@ -133,6 +134,21 @@ export abstract class ReleaseAction {
     // to avoid unnecessary diff. IDEs usually add a trailing new line.
     await fs.writeFile(pkgJsonPath, `${JSON.stringify(pkgJson, null, 2)}\n`);
     Log.info(green(`  ✓   Updated project version to ${pkgJson.version}`));
+
+    // TODO: remove when Angular version 19 is no longer in LTS.
+    if (existsSync(join(this.projectDir, '.aspect'))) {
+      await ExternalCommands.invokeBazelUpdateAspectLockFiles(this.projectDir);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Get the modified Aspect lock files if `rulesJsInteropMode` is enabled.
+   */
+  protected getAspectLockFiles(): string[] {
+    // TODO: remove when Angular version 19 is no longer in LTS.
+    return existsSync(join(this.projectDir, '.aspect'))
+      ? [...glob.sync('.aspect/**', {cwd: this.projectDir}), 'pnpm-lock.yaml']
+      : [];
   }
 
   /** Gets the most recent commit of a specified branch. */
@@ -202,7 +218,11 @@ export abstract class ReleaseAction {
     }
 
     // Commit message for the release point.
-    const filesToCommit = [workspaceRelativePackageJsonPath, workspaceRelativeChangelogPath];
+    const filesToCommit = [
+      workspaceRelativePackageJsonPath,
+      workspaceRelativeChangelogPath,
+      ...this.getAspectLockFiles(),
+    ];
 
     const commitMessage = getCommitMessageForRelease(newVersion);
 
diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts
index e618ecc7f..49aceaa49 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/external-commands.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {ReleasePrecheckJsonStdin} from '../precheck/cli.js';
 import {BuiltPackageWithInfo} from '../config/index.js';
 import {green, Log} from '../../utils/logging.js';
 import {PnpmVersioning} from './pnpm-versioning.js';
+import {getBazelBin} from '../../utils/bazel-bin.js';
 
 /*
  * ###############################################################
@@ -288,4 +289,24 @@ export abstract class ExternalCommands {
       });
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Invokes the `yarn bazel sync --only=repo` command in order
+   * to refresh Aspect lock files.
+   */
+  static async invokeBazelUpdateAspectLockFiles(projectDir: string): Promise<void> {
+    // TODO: remove when Angular version 19 is no longer in LTS.
+    const spinner = new Spinner('Updating Aspect lock files');
+    try {
+      await ChildProcess.spawn(getBazelBin(), ['sync', '--only=repo'], {
+        cwd: projectDir,
+        mode: 'silent',
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Note: Gracefully handling these errors because `sync` command
+      // exits with a non-zero exit code when pnpm-lock.yaml file is updated.
+      Log.debug(e);
+    }
+    spinner.success(green(' Updated Aspect `rules_js` lock files.'));
+  }
 }