diff --git a/support/bazel/.bazelversion b/support/bazel/.bazelversion
index a8a18875..0e791524 100644
--- a/support/bazel/.bazelversion
+++ b/support/bazel/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.2
+8.1.1
diff --git a/support/bazel/BUILD.bazel b/support/bazel/BUILD.bazel
index 1a06ed52..ebeac4ba 100644
--- a/support/bazel/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/support/bazel/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
+
 cc_library(
     name = "fmt",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/support/bazel/MODULE.bazel b/support/bazel/MODULE.bazel
index 6023f362..bb249751 100644
--- a/support/bazel/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/support/bazel/MODULE.bazel
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ module(
    compatibility_level = 10,
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.11")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.1.1")
diff --git a/support/bazel/README.md b/support/bazel/README.md
index 44508f1c..795a6288 100644
--- a/support/bazel/README.md
+++ b/support/bazel/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The [Bazel Central Registry](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-central-registr
 For instance, to use {fmt} add to your `MODULE.bazel` file:
 
 ```
-bazel_dep(name = "fmt", version = "10.2.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "fmt", version = "11.1.4")
 ```
 
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