diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e9ae619b9d..94d1b70dd8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@
     "patch-package": "^7.0.0",
     "playwright-core": "^1.41.2",
     "prettier": "^3.0.0",
-    "sauce-connect": "https://saucelabs.com/downloads/sc-4.9.1-linux.tar.gz",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "tmp": "^0.2.3",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
diff --git a/tools/saucelabs/BUILD.bazel b/tools/saucelabs/BUILD.bazel
index b6af256e85f..91f41165183 100644
--- a/tools/saucelabs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/saucelabs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,47 +4,68 @@ sh_binary(
     name = "sauce_service_setup",
     srcs = ["sauce-service.sh"],
     args = ["setup"],
-    data = ["@npm//sauce-connect"],
+    data = ["//:sauce_connect"],
+    env = {
+        "SAUCE_CONNECT": "$(rootpath //:sauce_connect)",
+    },
 )
 
 sh_binary(
     name = "sauce_service_start",
     srcs = ["sauce-service.sh"],
     args = ["start"],
-    data = ["@npm//sauce-connect"],
+    data = ["//:sauce_connect"],
+    env = {
+        "SAUCE_CONNECT": "$(rootpath //:sauce_connect)",
+    },
 )
 
 sh_binary(
     name = "sauce_service_start_ready_wait",
     srcs = ["sauce-service.sh"],
     args = ["start-ready-wait"],
-    data = ["@npm//sauce-connect"],
+    data = ["//:sauce_connect"],
+    env = {
+        "SAUCE_CONNECT": "$(rootpath //:sauce_connect)",
+    },
 )
 
 sh_binary(
     name = "sauce_service_ready_wait",
     srcs = ["sauce-service.sh"],
     args = ["ready-wait"],
-    data = ["@npm//sauce-connect"],
+    data = ["//:sauce_connect"],
+    env = {
+        "SAUCE_CONNECT": "$(rootpath //:sauce_connect)",
+    },
 )
 
 sh_binary(
     name = "sauce_service_stop",
     srcs = ["sauce-service.sh"],
     args = ["stop"],
-    data = ["@npm//sauce-connect"],
+    data = ["//:sauce_connect"],
+    env = {
+        "SAUCE_CONNECT": "$(rootpath //:sauce_connect)",
+    },
 )
 
 sh_binary(
     name = "sauce_service_tail",
     srcs = ["sauce-service.sh"],
     args = ["tail"],
-    data = ["@npm//sauce-connect"],
+    data = ["//:sauce_connect"],
+    env = {
+        "SAUCE_CONNECT": "$(rootpath //:sauce_connect)",
+    },
 )
 
 sh_binary(
     name = "sauce_service_log",
     srcs = ["sauce-service.sh"],
     args = ["log"],
-    data = ["@npm//sauce-connect"],
+    data = ["//:sauce_connect"],
+    env = {
+        "SAUCE_CONNECT": "$(rootpath //:sauce_connect)",
+    },
 )
diff --git a/tools/saucelabs/sauce-service.sh b/tools/saucelabs/sauce-service.sh
index 092b047c9a5..e76ecf43f1a 100755
--- a/tools/saucelabs/sauce-service.sh
+++ b/tools/saucelabs/sauce-service.sh
@@ -93,38 +93,50 @@ service-setup-command() {
     @fail "SAUCE_TUNNEL_IDENTIFIER environment variable required"
   fi
 
-  local unameOut="$(uname -s)"
-  case "${unameOut}" in
-      Linux*)     local machine=linux ;;
-      Darwin*)    local machine=darwin ;;
-      CYGWIN*)    local machine=windows ;;
-      MINGW*)     local machine=windows ;;
-      MSYS_NT*)   local machine=windows ;;
-      *)          local machine=linux
-                  printf "\nUnrecongized uname '${unameOut}'; defaulting to use node for linux.\n" >&2
-                  printf "Please file an issue to https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/issues if \n" >&2
-                  printf "you would like to add your platform to the supported rules_nodejs node platforms.\n\n" >&2
-                  ;;
-  esac
+  if [[ -z "${SAUCE_CONNECT:-}" ]]; then
+    local unameOut="$(uname -s)"
+    case "${unameOut}" in
+        Linux*)     local machine=linux ;;
+        Darwin*)    local machine=darwin ;;
+        CYGWIN*)    local machine=windows ;;
+        MINGW*)     local machine=windows ;;
+        MSYS_NT*)   local machine=windows ;;
+        *)          local machine=linux
+                    printf "\nUnrecongized uname '${unameOut}'; defaulting to use node for linux.\n" >&2
+                    printf "Please file an issue to https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/issues if \n" >&2
+                    printf "you would like to add your platform to the supported rules_nodejs node platforms.\n\n" >&2
+                    ;;
+    esac
 
-  case "${machine}" in
-    # Path to sauce connect executable
-    linux)
-      if [[ -z "${BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY:-}" ]]; then
-        # Started manually
-        SAUCE_CONNECT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../node_modules/sauce-connect/bin/sc"
-      else
-        # Started via `bazel run`
-        SAUCE_CONNECT="${BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY}/node_modules/sauce-connect/bin/sc"
-      fi
-      ;;
-    *)
-      if [[ -z "${SAUCE_CONNECT:-}" ]]; then
-        @fail "SAUCE_CONNECT environment variable is required on non-linux environments"
-        exit 1
-      fi
-      ;;
-  esac
+    case "${machine}" in
+      # Path to sauce connect executable
+      linux)
+        if [[ -z "${BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY:-}" ]]; then
+          # Started manually
+
+          readonly connectVersion="sc-4.9.2-linux"
+          readonly connectHash="2f8a3f87e1da4dc9a41bc45ec7c3a2ecdba4c72d72b7d0193f04ad66c5809104"
+
+          echo "Downloading Sauce Connect"
+
+          curl https://saucelabs.com/downloads/${connectVersion}.tar.gz -o ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${connectVersion}.tar.gz
+          echo "${connectHash}  ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${connectVersion}.tar.gz" | shasum -a 256 -c
+          tar -xzf ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${connectVersion}.tar.gz -C ${SCRIPT_DIR}
+
+          SAUCE_CONNECT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/${connectVersion}/bin/sc"
+        else
+          # Started via `bazel run`
+          SAUCE_CONNECT="${BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY}/node_modules/sauce-connect/bin/sc"
+        fi
+        ;;
+      *)
+        if [[ -z "${SAUCE_CONNECT:-}" ]]; then
+          @fail "SAUCE_CONNECT environment variable is required on non-linux environments"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
 
   if [[ ! -f ${SAUCE_CONNECT} ]]; then
     @fail "sc binary not found at ${SAUCE_CONNECT}"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 344a90e14f7..7d4114264c7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -14184,10 +14184,6 @@ sass@1.77.4:
     immutable "^4.0.0"
     source-map-js ">=0.6.2 <2.0.0"
 
-"sauce-connect@https://saucelabs.com/downloads/sc-4.9.1-linux.tar.gz":
-  version "0.0.0"
-  resolved "https://saucelabs.com/downloads/sc-4.9.1-linux.tar.gz#9310bc860f7870a1f872b11c4dc6073a1ad34e5e"
-
 saucelabs@7.5.0, saucelabs@^1.5.0, saucelabs@^4.6.3:
   version "7.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/saucelabs/-/saucelabs-7.5.0.tgz#75c88a95e1519a63b79978d146a764a2eecb4f0e"