diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 6770781265..4e83463f36 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+load(
+    "@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl",
+    "proto_library",
+)
 load(
     "//bazel:build_defs.bzl",
     "generated_file_staleness_test",
diff --git a/bazel/upb_proto_library.bzl b/bazel/upb_proto_library.bzl
index 596b9c4c41..3499ea9486 100644
--- a/bazel/upb_proto_library.bzl
+++ b/bazel/upb_proto_library.bzl
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:paths.bzl", "paths")
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_utils.bzl", "find_cpp_toolchain")
+load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "ProtoInfo")
 
 # Generic support code #########################################################
 
diff --git a/examples/bazel/BUILD b/examples/bazel/BUILD
index 94bcfe64d4..9fb5c1f4a6 100644
--- a/examples/bazel/BUILD
+++ b/examples/bazel/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
 load("@upb//bazel:upb_proto_library.bzl", "upb_proto_library")
 
 proto_library(