diff --git a/examples/toolchains/java/WORKSPACE b/examples/toolchains/java/WORKSPACE
index af1bdf449..957840727 100644
--- a/examples/toolchains/java/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/toolchains/java/WORKSPACE
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_java",
-    sha256 = "ddc9e11f4836265fea905d2845ac1d04ebad12a255f791ef7fd648d1d2215a5b",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_java-5.0.0",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/archive/refs/tags/5.0.0.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "42ed62ddbb682c4b5efca161272a95a8a79756cf34840dad95b2691b9a905b2e",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_java-7.6.1",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/archive/refs/tags/7.6.1.tar.gz",
 )
 
 load("@rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies", "rules_java_toolchains")
diff --git a/testing/cc/MODULE.bazel b/testing/cc/MODULE.bazel
index 098b09e59..56bdd4785 100644
--- a/testing/cc/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/testing/cc/MODULE.bazel
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.4")
 # TODO[AH] Remove these transitive dependencies once nixpkgs_java_configure has
 #   become a module extension in rules_nixpkgs_java.
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "6.5.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "7.6.1")
 
 non_module_deps = use_extension("//:non_module_deps.bzl", "non_module_deps")
 use_repo(non_module_deps, "nixpkgs")
diff --git a/testing/core/WORKSPACE.bzlmod b/testing/core/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
index 5c7012592..45473c34c 100644
--- a/testing/core/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
+++ b/testing/core/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ nixpkgs_local_repository(
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_java",
-    sha256 = "ddc9e11f4836265fea905d2845ac1d04ebad12a255f791ef7fd648d1d2215a5b",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_java-5.0.0",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/archive/refs/tags/5.0.0.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "42ed62ddbb682c4b5efca161272a95a8a79756cf34840dad95b2691b9a905b2e",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_java-7.6.1",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/archive/refs/tags/7.6.1.tar.gz",
 )
 
 local_repository(
diff --git a/testing/go-bzlmod/MODULE.bazel b/testing/go-bzlmod/MODULE.bazel
index 63601a1a9..9074f9d0f 100644
--- a/testing/go-bzlmod/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/testing/go-bzlmod/MODULE.bazel
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.4")
 # TODO[AH] Remove these transitive dependencies once nixpkgs_java_configure has
 #   become a module extension in rules_nixpkgs_java.
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "6.5.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "7.6.1")
 
 non_module_deps = use_extension("//:non_module_deps.bzl", "non_module_deps")
 use_repo(non_module_deps, "nixpkgs")
diff --git a/testing/java/MODULE.bazel b/testing/java/MODULE.bazel
index 326c32caa..e65a0f20b 100644
--- a/testing/java/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/testing/java/MODULE.bazel
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.6.1")
 # TODO[AH] Remove these transitive dependencies once nixpkgs_java_configure has
 #   become a module extension in rules_nixpkgs_java.
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "6.5.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "7.6.1")
 
 non_module_deps = use_extension("//:non_module_deps.bzl", "non_module_deps")
 use_repo(non_module_deps, "nixpkgs")
diff --git a/testing/nodejs/MODULE.bazel b/testing/nodejs/MODULE.bazel
index fd95fab3e..c6f56314c 100644
--- a/testing/nodejs/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/testing/nodejs/MODULE.bazel
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use_repo(nix_repo, "nixpkgs")
 # TODO[AH] Remove these transitive dependencies once nixpkgs_java_configure has
 #   become a module extension in rules_nixpkgs_java.
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "6.5.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "7.6.1")
 
 non_module_deps = use_extension("//:non_module_deps.bzl", "non_module_deps")
 use_repo(non_module_deps, "nixpkgs_config_cc")
diff --git a/testing/posix/MODULE.bazel b/testing/posix/MODULE.bazel
index f16afbccd..dab7e76b4 100644
--- a/testing/posix/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/testing/posix/MODULE.bazel
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_sh", version = "0.4.0")
 # TODO[AH] Remove these transitive dependencies once nixpkgs_java_configure has
 #   become a module extension in rules_nixpkgs_java.
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "6.5.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "7.6.1")
 
 non_module_deps = use_extension("//:non_module_deps.bzl", "non_module_deps")
 use_repo(non_module_deps, "nixpkgs")
diff --git a/testing/python/MODULE.bazel b/testing/python/MODULE.bazel
index 9872c721a..1e59751a2 100644
--- a/testing/python/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/testing/python/MODULE.bazel
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.4")
 # TODO[AH] Remove these transitive dependencies once nixpkgs_java_configure has
 #   become a module extension in rules_nixpkgs_java.
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "6.5.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "7.6.1")
 
 non_module_deps = use_extension("//:non_module_deps.bzl", "non_module_deps")
 
diff --git a/testing/rust/MODULE.bazel b/testing/rust/MODULE.bazel
index a4211aff2..18c48f598 100644
--- a/testing/rust/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/testing/rust/MODULE.bazel
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_rust", version = "0.35.0")
 # TODO[AH] Remove these transitive dependencies once nixpkgs_java_configure has
 #   become a module extension in rules_nixpkgs_java.
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "6.5.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "7.6.1")
 
 # we must use the extension, and we must call the `toolchain` tag
 rust = use_extension("@rules_rust//rust:extensions.bzl", "rust")