diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index c1df88a95..190339784 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ workspace(name = "android_test_support")
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
+http_archive(
+    name = "rules_java",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/5.3.5/rules_java-5.3.5.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "c73336802d0b4882e40770666ad055212df4ea62cfa6edf9cb0f9d29828a0934",
+)
+
 RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "4.5"
 
 RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "b17d7388feb9bfa7f2fa09031b32707df529f26c91ab9e5d909eb1676badd9a6"
diff --git a/build_extensions/maven/axt_android_aar.bzl b/build_extensions/maven/axt_android_aar.bzl
index cd2d95a59..6497a9894 100644
--- a/build_extensions/maven/axt_android_aar.bzl
+++ b/build_extensions/maven/axt_android_aar.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Generate AXT android archive (aar)."""
 
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "JavaInfo", "java_common")
 load("//build_extensions/maven:add_or_update_file_in_zip.bzl", "add_or_update_file_in_zip")
 load("//build_extensions/maven:combine_jars.bzl", "combine_jars")
 load("//build_extensions/maven:jarjar.bzl", "jarjar_rule")
diff --git a/build_extensions/maven/axt_maven_apk.bzl b/build_extensions/maven/axt_maven_apk.bzl
index 37e6070b8..76838bbe6 100644
--- a/build_extensions/maven/axt_maven_apk.bzl
+++ b/build_extensions/maven/axt_maven_apk.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Generate AXT android archive (aar)."""
 
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "JavaInfo")
 load("//build_extensions/maven:combine_jars.bzl", "combine_jars")
 load("//build_extensions/maven:maven_info.bzl", "MavenFilesInfo", "MavenInfo", "collect_maven_apk_info")
 
diff --git a/build_extensions/maven/jarjar.bzl b/build_extensions/maven/jarjar.bzl
index 4112b1d38..80bffb9a4 100644
--- a/build_extensions/maven/jarjar.bzl
+++ b/build_extensions/maven/jarjar.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Runs jarjar over a jar file."""
 
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_common")
+
 def jarjar_rule(ctx, rule, src, out):
     """API to run jarjar from a rule.