diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index d8262498e7..24559f1a97 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # vpython specs
 /.vpython*       recipes
-/gsutil.vpython3 recipes
+/gsutil.py.vpython3 recipes
 
 # Extensionless tools we want and support scripts.
 /autoninja*                   recipes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8e87570d9..525a38bf27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # depot_tools
 
-Tools for working with Chromium development. It requires python 3.8.
+Tools for Chromium development. Requires Python 3.8+.
+
+gsutil: Python 3.9–3.13 required.
 
 
 ## Tools
diff --git a/gsutil.py b/gsutil.py
index de742df1b1..1490d6a5b0 100755
--- a/gsutil.py
+++ b/gsutil.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DEFAULT_BIN_DIR = os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'external_bin', 'gsutil')
 
 IS_WINDOWS = os.name == 'nt'
 
-VERSION = '4.68'
+VERSION = '5.35'
 
 # Google OAuth Context required by gsutil.
 LUCI_AUTH_SCOPES = [
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def run_gsutil(target, args, clean=False):
 
     cmd = [
         'vpython3', '-vpython-spec',
-        os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'gsutil.vpython3'), '--', gsutil_bin
+        os.path.join(THIS_DIR, 'gsutil.py.vpython3'), '--', gsutil_bin
     ] + args_opt + args
 
     boto_path = get_boto_path()
diff --git a/gsutil.vpython3 b/gsutil.py.vpython3
similarity index 91%
rename from gsutil.vpython3
rename to gsutil.py.vpython3
index a0e0a89e4b..d3ca78d424 100644
--- a/gsutil.vpython3
+++ b/gsutil.py.vpython3
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 # "gsutil", where a stock system-deployed file in "/etc/" explicitly specifies
 # that the "google_compute_engine" and "boto" Python packages are available.
 
-python_version: "3.8"
+python_version: "3.11"
 
 wheel: <
   name: "infra/python/wheels/crcmod/${vpython_platform}"
-  version: "version:1.7.chromium.3"
+  version: "version:1.7.chromium.4"
 >