diff --git a/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fdb608d1a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"Bazel dependencies"
+
+module(
+    name = "rules_proto",
+    # Note: the publish-to-BCR app will patch this line to stamp the version being published.
+    version = "6.0.0.bcr.1",
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
+
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "0.0.7")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.3.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.4.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.1")
+
+# Dependencies needed in tests
+bazel_dep(name = "stardoc", version = "0.5.6", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "io_bazel_stardoc")
+bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.11.0", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "com_google_googletest")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "23.1", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.8", dev_dependency = True)
diff --git a/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38996b77307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
+index d69b785..fdb608d 100644
+--- a/MODULE.bazel
++++ b/MODULE.bazel
+@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
+ module(
+     name = "rules_proto",
+     # Note: the publish-to-BCR app will patch this line to stamp the version being published.
+-    version = "0.0.0",
++    version = "6.0.0.bcr.1",
+     compatibility_level = 1,
+ )
+ 
+ bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "0.0.7")
+ bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.3.0")
+ bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.4.1")
++bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.1")
+ 
+ # Dependencies needed in tests
+ bazel_dep(name = "stardoc", version = "0.5.6", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "io_bazel_stardoc")
+-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.1", dev_dependency = True)
+ bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.11.0", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "com_google_googletest")
+ bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "23.1", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+ bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.8", dev_dependency = True)
diff --git a/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7bceee48da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+matrix:
+  platform: ["centos7", "debian10", "macos", "ubuntu2004", "windows"]
+  bazel: ['7.x', '6.x']
+tasks:
+  verify_build_targets:
+    name: "Verify build targets"
+    bazel: ${{ bazel }}
+    platform: ${{ platform }}
+    build_targets:
+      - "@rules_proto//proto/..."
diff --git a/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/source.json b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cbd6352b916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_proto/6.0.0.bcr.1/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "integrity": "sha256-MD6G5yKlIPbzJqULQc/Ba5j+bRlVzkZkKlt6Z8EcD10=",
+    "strip_prefix": "rules_proto-6.0.0",
+    "url": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_proto/releases/download/6.0.0/rules_proto-6.0.0.tar.gz",
+    "patches": {
+        "module_dot_bazel_version.patch": "sha256-O611MTM6jc/FSREFg1XadlJTs+0AEV0OXw5rymD9w74="
+    },
+    "patch_strip": 1
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_proto/metadata.json b/modules/rules_proto/metadata.json
index 735b8300f68..2e479d6e1e6 100644
--- a/modules/rules_proto/metadata.json
+++ b/modules/rules_proto/metadata.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         "6.0.0-rc1",
         "6.0.0-rc2",
         "6.0.0-rc3",
-        "6.0.0"
+        "6.0.0",
+        "6.0.0.bcr.1"
     ],
     "yanked_versions": {},
     "repository": [