diff --git a/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel b/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel
index c13a5480c..45839da6f 100644
--- a/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/grpc_example/MODULE.bazel
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bazel_dep(
     repo_name = "bazel_gazelle",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "7.0.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "7.1.0")
 
 # Gazelle currently needs protobuf to be named com_google_protobuf.
 # If they fix this, we can remove the repo_name argument.
diff --git a/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel b/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel
index c13a5480c..45839da6f 100644
--- a/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/grpc_package_example/MODULE.bazel
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bazel_dep(
     repo_name = "bazel_gazelle",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "7.0.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "7.1.0")
 
 # Gazelle currently needs protobuf to be named com_google_protobuf.
 # If they fix this, we can remove the repo_name argument.