diff --git a/.github/workflows/amd64_linux_bazel.yml b/.github/workflows/amd64_linux_bazel.yml
index 133802b..3dddbcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/amd64_linux_bazel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/amd64_linux_bazel.yml
@@ -3,31 +3,27 @@ name: amd64 Linux Bazel
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{github.workflow}}-${{github.ref}}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 # Building using the github runner environement directly.
 jobs:
   native:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        bazel: [
-          {compilation_mode: opt},
-          {compilation_mode: dbg},
-        ]
+        examples: [{name: basic}, {name: embed}]
         cpp: [
-          {version: 14, flags: "-std=c++14"},
+          #{version: 14, flags: "-std=c++14"},
           {version: 17, flags: "-std=c++17"},
           {version: 20, flags: "-std=c++20"},
         ]
         python: [
           {version: '3.11'},
+          {version: '3.12'},
         ]
-        exclude:
-          # only test `-c dbg` build with C++17
-          - cpp: {version: 14}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
-          - cpp: {version: 20}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
       fail-fast: false
-    name: Linux•Bazel(${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }})•C++${{ matrix.cpp.version }}•Python${{ matrix.python.version }}
+    name: Linux•Bzl•C++${{matrix.cpp.version}}•Py${{matrix.python.version}}•${{matrix.examples.name}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -36,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python.version }}
+          python-version: ${{matrix.python.version}}
       - name: Check Python
         run: |
           python --version
@@ -44,27 +40,27 @@ jobs:
       - uses: bazel-contrib/setup-bazel@0.15.0
         with:
           bazelisk-cache: true
-          disk-cache: ${{ github.workflow }}
+          disk-cache: ${{github.workflow}}
           repository-cache: true
       - name: Check Bazel
         run: bazel version
       - name: Build
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel build
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
       - name: Test
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel test
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
 
   amd64_linux_bazel:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/amd64_macos_bazel.yml b/.github/workflows/amd64_macos_bazel.yml
index b6d2aad..46f2120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/amd64_macos_bazel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/amd64_macos_bazel.yml
@@ -3,31 +3,30 @@ name: amd64 MacOS Bazel
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{github.workflow}}-${{github.ref}}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 # Building using the github runner environement directly.
 jobs:
   native:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        bazel: [
-          {compilation_mode: opt},
-          {compilation_mode: dbg},
+        examples: [
+          {name: basic},
+          # {name: embed}, # see: https://github.com/pybind/pybind11_bazel/issues/76
         ]
         cpp: [
           #{version: 14, flags: "-std=c++14"},
           {version: 17, flags: "-std=c++17"},
-          #{version: 20, flags: "-std=c++20"},
+          {version: 20, flags: "-std=c++20"},
         ]
         python: [
           {version: '3.11'},
+          {version: '3.12'},
         ]
-        exclude:
-          # only test `-c dbg` build with C++17
-          - cpp: {version: 14}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
-          - cpp: {version: 20}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
       fail-fast: false
-    name: MacOS•Bazel(${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }})•C++${{ matrix.cpp.version }}•Python${{ matrix.python.version }}
+    name: MacOS•Bzl•C++${{matrix.cpp.version}}•Py${{matrix.python.version}}•${{matrix.examples.name}}
     runs-on: macos-13 # last macos intel based runner
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python.version }}
+          python-version: ${{matrix.python.version}}
       - name: Check Python
         run: |
           python --version
@@ -48,21 +47,21 @@ jobs:
         run: bazel version
       - name: Build
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel build
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
       - name: Test
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel test
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
 
   amd64_macos_bazel:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/amd64_windows_bazel.yml b/.github/workflows/amd64_windows_bazel.yml
index 0ae86c1..74adad3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/amd64_windows_bazel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/amd64_windows_bazel.yml
@@ -3,46 +3,34 @@ name: amd64 Windows Bazel
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{github.workflow}}-${{github.ref}}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 # Building using the github runner environement directly.
 jobs:
   native:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        runner: [
-          windows-2022,
-          #windows-2019,
-        ]
-        bazel: [
-          {compilation_mode: opt},
-          {compilation_mode: dbg},
-        ]
+        examples: [{name: basic}, {name: embed}]
         cpp: [
-          {version: 14, flags: "/std:c++14"},
+          #{version: 14, flags: "/std:c++14"},
           {version: 17, flags: "/std:c++17"},
-          #{version: 20, flags: "/std:c++20"},
+          {version: 20, flags: "/std:c++20"},
         ]
         python: [
           {version: '3.11'},
+          {version: '3.12'},
         ]
-        exclude:
-          - runner: windows-2019
-            cpp: {version: 20}
-          # only test -c dbg with VS 2022 version 17 to save compute time
-          - runner: windows-2019
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
-          - cpp: {version: 14}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
-          - cpp: {version: 20}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
-      fail-fast: false # Don't cancel all jobs if one fails.
-    name: ${{ matrix.runner }}•Bazel(${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }})•C++${{ matrix.cpp.version }}•Python${{ matrix.python.version }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    name: Windows•Bzl•C++${{matrix.cpp.version}}•Py${{matrix.python.version}}•${{matrix.examples.name}}
+    runs-on: windows-2022
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python.version }}
+          python-version: ${{matrix.python.version}}
       - name: Check Python
         run: |
           python --version
@@ -53,21 +41,21 @@ jobs:
         run: bazel version
       - name: Build
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel build
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
       - name: Test
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel test
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
 
   amd64_windows_bazel:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/arm64_macos_bazel.yml b/.github/workflows/arm64_macos_bazel.yml
index 59494fc..0574b39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/arm64_macos_bazel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/arm64_macos_bazel.yml
@@ -3,31 +3,30 @@ name: arm64 MacOS Bazel
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{github.workflow}}-${{github.ref}}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 # Building using the github runner environement directly.
 jobs:
   native:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        bazel: [
-          {compilation_mode: opt},
-          {compilation_mode: dbg},
+        examples: [
+          {name: basic},
+          # {name: embed}, # see: https://github.com/pybind/pybind11_bazel/issues/76
         ]
         cpp: [
           #{version: 14, flags: "-std=c++14"},
           {version: 17, flags: "-std=c++17"},
-          #{version: 20, flags: "-std=c++20"},
+          {version: 20, flags: "-std=c++20"},
         ]
         python: [
           {version: '3.11'},
+          {version: '3.12'},
         ]
-        exclude:
-          # only test `-c dbg` build with C++17
-          - cpp: {version: 14}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
-          - cpp: {version: 20}
-            bazel: {compilation_mode: dbg}
       fail-fast: false
-    name: MacOS•Bazel(${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }})•C++${{ matrix.cpp.version }}•Python${{ matrix.python.version }}
+    name: MacOS•Bzl•C++${{matrix.cpp.version}}•Py${{matrix.python.version}}•${{matrix.examples.name}}
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python.version }}
+          python-version: ${{matrix.python.version}}
       - name: Check Python
         run: |
           python --version
@@ -48,21 +47,21 @@ jobs:
         run: bazel version
       - name: Build
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel build
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
       - name: Test
         run: >
-          cd examples/basic &&
+          cd examples/${{matrix.examples.name}} &&
           bazel test
-          -c ${{ matrix.bazel.compilation_mode }}
-          --cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
+          --config=ci
+          --@rules_python//python/config_settings:python_version=${{matrix.python.version}}
+          --cxxopt=${{matrix.cpp.flags}} --host_cxxopt=${{ matrix.cpp.flags }}
           --subcommands=pretty_print
-          --enable_bzlmod
           //...
 
   arm64_macos_bazel:
diff --git a/examples/basic/.bazelrc b/examples/basic/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd77c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Enable logging rc options.
+common --announce_rc
+
+# Enable Bzlmod for every Bazel command
+common --enable_bzlmod
+
+###############################################################################
+# Options for continuous integration.
+###############################################################################
+
+# All build options also apply to test as described by the "Option precedence"
+# section in https://bazel.build/run/bazelrc#bazelrc-syntax-semantics.
+
+# Note for anybody considering using --compilation_mode=opt in CI, it builds
+# most files twice, one PIC version for shared libraries in tests, and one
+# non-PIC version for binaries.
+build:ci --copt=-O1
+
+# Show as many errors as possible.
+build:ci --keep_going
+
+# Show test errors.
+test:ci --test_output=all
+
+# Only show failing tests to reduce output
+#test:ci --test_summary=terse
+
+###############################################################################
+# Put user-specific options in user.bazelrc
+# See https://bazel.build/configure/best-practices#bazelrc-file
+################################################################################
+try-import %workspace%/user.bazelrc
diff --git a/examples/basic/BUILD.bazel b/examples/basic/BUILD.bazel
index 2846923..1904c69 100644
--- a/examples/basic/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/basic/BUILD.bazel
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ py_wheel(
 
 py_test(
     name = "basic_test",
+    size="small",
     srcs = ["basic_test.py"],
     deps = [":basic_lib"],
 )
diff --git a/examples/embed/.bazelrc b/examples/embed/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd77c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/embed/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Enable logging rc options.
+common --announce_rc
+
+# Enable Bzlmod for every Bazel command
+common --enable_bzlmod
+
+###############################################################################
+# Options for continuous integration.
+###############################################################################
+
+# All build options also apply to test as described by the "Option precedence"
+# section in https://bazel.build/run/bazelrc#bazelrc-syntax-semantics.
+
+# Note for anybody considering using --compilation_mode=opt in CI, it builds
+# most files twice, one PIC version for shared libraries in tests, and one
+# non-PIC version for binaries.
+build:ci --copt=-O1
+
+# Show as many errors as possible.
+build:ci --keep_going
+
+# Show test errors.
+test:ci --test_output=all
+
+# Only show failing tests to reduce output
+#test:ci --test_summary=terse
+
+###############################################################################
+# Put user-specific options in user.bazelrc
+# See https://bazel.build/configure/best-practices#bazelrc-file
+################################################################################
+try-import %workspace%/user.bazelrc
diff --git a/examples/embed/BUILD.bazel b/examples/embed/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9597c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/embed/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+load("@pybind11_bazel//:build_defs.bzl", "pybind_library", "pybind_library_test")
+
+pybind_library(
+    name = "embed",
+    srcs = ["embed.cc"],
+)
+
+pybind_library_test(
+    name = "embed_test",
+    size= "small",
+    deps = [":embed"],
+)
diff --git a/examples/embed/MODULE.bazel b/examples/embed/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bed1a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/embed/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.0.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.5.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "pybind11_bazel")
+local_path_override(
+    module_name = "pybind11_bazel",
+    path = "../..",
+)
diff --git a/examples/embed/embed.cc b/examples/embed/embed.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8138e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/embed/embed.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <pybind11/embed.h>
+namespace py = pybind11;
+using namespace py::literals;
+
+int main() {
+    py::scoped_interpreter guard{};
+
+    auto kwargs = py::dict("name"_a="World", "number"_a=42);
+    auto message = "Hello, {name}! The answer is {number}"_s.format(**kwargs);
+    py::print(message);
+}