diff --git a/proto/BUILD.bazel b/proto/BUILD.bazel
index f149b23863..38b699e049 100644
--- a/proto/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/proto/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ load(
     "//proto:compiler.bzl",
     "go_proto_compiler",
 )
+load(
+    "//go/private/rules:transition.bzl",
+    "go_non_go_exec_reset_target",
+)
 load(
     "//proto/wkt:well_known_types.bzl",
     "GOGO_WELL_KNOWN_TYPE_REMAPS",
@@ -112,6 +116,12 @@ go_proto_compiler(
     ] + WELL_KNOWN_TYPE_RULES.values(),
 )
 
+go_non_go_exec_reset_target(
+    name = "protoc_reset_target_",
+    dep = "@com_google_protobuf//:protoc",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 filegroup(
     name = "all_rules",
     testonly = True,
diff --git a/proto/compiler.bzl b/proto/compiler.bzl
index a84e54dbcf..59880775cf 100644
--- a/proto/compiler.bzl
+++ b/proto/compiler.bzl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ load(
 )
 load(
     "//go/private/rules:transition.bzl",
-    "go_reset_target",
+    "go_exec_reset_target",
 )
 
 GoProtoCompiler = provider(
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ _go_proto_compiler = rule(
         "_protoc": attr.label(
             executable = True,
             cfg = "exec",
-            default = "@com_google_protobuf//:protoc",
+            default = "//proto:protoc_reset_target_",
         ),
         "_go_context_data": attr.label(
             default = "//:go_context_data",
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ _go_proto_compiler = rule(
 def go_proto_compiler(name, **kwargs):
     plugin = kwargs.pop("plugin", "@com_github_golang_protobuf//protoc-gen-go")
     reset_plugin_name = name + "_reset_plugin_"
-    go_reset_target(
+    go_exec_reset_target(
         name = reset_plugin_name,
         dep = plugin,
         visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
diff --git a/proto/def.bzl b/proto/def.bzl
index a20459d6a5..8d6137b039 100644
--- a/proto/def.bzl
+++ b/proto/def.bzl
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ load(
     "GoSource",
     "go_context",
 )
+load(
+    "@bazel_skylib//lib:types.bzl",
+    "types",
+)
 load(
     "//proto:compiler.bzl",
     "GoProtoCompiler",
@@ -27,6 +31,10 @@ load(
     "//go/private:providers.bzl",
     "INFERRED_PATH",
 )
+load(
+    "//go/private/rules:transition.bzl",
+    "go_non_go_exec_reset_tool_transition",
+)
 load(
     "@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl",
     "ProtoInfo",
@@ -37,8 +45,9 @@ GoProtoImports = provider()
 def get_imports(attr):
     proto_deps = []
 
-    if hasattr(attr, "proto") and attr.proto and ProtoInfo in attr.proto:
-        proto_deps = [attr.proto]
+    # ctx.attr.proto is a one-element array since there is a Starlark transition attached to it.
+    if hasattr(attr, "proto") and attr.proto and types.is_list(attr.proto) and ProtoInfo in attr.proto[0]:
+        proto_deps = [attr.proto[0]]
     elif hasattr(attr, "protos"):
         proto_deps = [d for d in attr.protos if ProtoInfo in d]
     else:
@@ -92,7 +101,9 @@ def _go_proto_library_impl(ctx):
         #TODO: print("DEPRECATED: proto attribute on {}, use protos instead".format(ctx.label))
         if ctx.attr.protos:
             fail("Either proto or protos (non-empty) argument must be specified, but not both")
-        proto_deps = [ctx.attr.proto]
+
+        # ctx.attr.proto is a one-element array since there is a Starlark transition attached to it.
+        proto_deps = [ctx.attr.proto[0]]
     else:
         if not ctx.attr.protos:
             fail("Either proto or protos (non-empty) argument must be specified")
@@ -137,8 +148,12 @@ def _go_proto_library_impl(ctx):
 go_proto_library = rule(
     implementation = _go_proto_library_impl,
     attrs = {
-        "proto": attr.label(providers = [ProtoInfo]),
+        "proto": attr.label(
+            cfg = go_non_go_exec_reset_tool_transition,
+            providers = [ProtoInfo],
+        ),
         "protos": attr.label_list(
+            cfg = go_non_go_exec_reset_tool_transition,
             providers = [ProtoInfo],
             default = [],
         ),
@@ -159,6 +174,9 @@ go_proto_library = rule(
         "_go_context_data": attr.label(
             default = "//:go_context_data",
         ),
+        "_allowlist_function_transition": attr.label(
+            default = "@bazel_tools//tools/allowlists/function_transition_allowlist",
+        ),
     },
     toolchains = ["@io_bazel_rules_go//go:toolchain"],
 )