chore: update .bazelrc with project-specific options

Author: alexeagle

.bazelrc

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import %workspace%/tools/preset.bazelrc
 
 ### YOUR PROJECT SPECIFIC OPTIONS GO HERE ###
 
+# We have a lot of dependencies and are okay with some of them bringing a newer version via a transitive dep.
+common --check_direct_dependencies=off
+
 # Placeholder for your actual stamping logic
 build --workspace_status_command='echo BUILD_VERSION v1.2.3'