diff --git a/drake_bazel_download/MODULE.bazel b/drake_bazel_download/MODULE.bazel
index 077d4e85..e3ec86dd 100644
--- a/drake_bazel_download/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/drake_bazel_download/MODULE.bazel
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module(name = "drake_external_examples")
 
 # Add the Bazel rulesets we need.
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.10")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.11")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.6.3")
 
 # Use the host system python.
diff --git a/drake_bazel_external/MODULE.bazel b/drake_bazel_external/MODULE.bazel
index 92f44690..ab8ecbab 100644
--- a/drake_bazel_external/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/drake_bazel_external/MODULE.bazel
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module(name = "drake_external_examples")
 bazel_dep(name = "apple_support", version = "1.24.1")
 
 # Add the Bazel rules we need.
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.10")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.11")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.6.3")
 
 # Here we introduce Drake as a module dependency, but note that Drake is not