diff --git a/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing/buf.yaml b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48060d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+version: v1
+name: buf.build/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing
+deps:
+  - buf.build/bufbuild/protovalidate
diff --git a/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing/rsync.incl b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing/rsync.incl
index 611f380e..709bab57 100644
--- a/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing/rsync.incl
+++ b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate-testing/rsync.incl
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 + LICENSE
 + README.md
-+ buf.yaml
-+ buf.lock
+
+# Even though this is a module we maintain ourselves, the source repo's buf.yaml is v2, which is not
+# supported yet by the BSR module syncer.
+#
+# TODO: re-sync this file and remove the static one when the BSR supports v2.
+#
+# + buf.yaml
+
 - tests/***
 + **/
 + *.proto
diff --git a/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate/buf.yaml b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba83788c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+version: v1
+name: buf.build/bufbuild/protovalidate
diff --git a/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate/rsync.incl b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate/rsync.incl
index 037848b5..235816b2 100644
--- a/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate/rsync.incl
+++ b/modules/static/bufbuild/protovalidate/rsync.incl
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 + LICENSE
 + README.md
-+ buf.yaml
-+ buf.lock
+
+# Even though this is a module we maintain ourselves, the source repo's buf.yaml is v2, which is not
+# supported yet by the BSR module syncer.
+#
+# TODO: re-sync this file and remove the static one when the BSR supports v2.
+#
+# + buf.yaml
+
 + **/
 + *.proto
 - *