diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 9b1a8a47b..be4577df9 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
+
 cc_library(
   name = 'concepts',
   hdrs = glob([
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 2a3ae781c..2a0c5c9c4 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module(
     name = "range-v3",
 )
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.17")