diff --git a/.github/workflows/workspace_snippet.sh b/.github/workflows/workspace_snippet.sh
index 9a51d06e3d..4837f731e7 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/workspace_snippet.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/workspace_snippet.sh
@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@ Paste this snippet into your \`WORKSPACE\` file:
 
 \`\`\`starlark
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_python",
     sha256 = "${SHA}",
     strip_prefix = "${PREFIX}",
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/archive/refs/tags/${TAG}.tar.gz",
 )
+
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories")
+
+py_repositories()
 \`\`\`
 EOF
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 389ced6972..af5d2e079f 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module(
 )
 
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.4")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.3.0")
 
 # Those are loaded only when using py_proto_library
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "5.3.0-21.7")
diff --git a/examples/multi_python_versions/WORKSPACE b/examples/multi_python_versions/WORKSPACE
index 9a6676ea25..698bce87ed 100644
--- a/examples/multi_python_versions/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/multi_python_versions/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 workspace(name = "rules_python_multi_python_versions")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "c6966ec828da198c5d9adbaa94c05e3a1c7f21bd012a0b29ba8ddbccb2c93b0d",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
-
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python",
     path = "../..",
@@ -20,7 +9,9 @@ load("@rules_python//python/pip_install:repositories.bzl", "pip_install_dependen
 
 pip_install_dependencies()
 
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_multi_toolchains")
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories", "python_register_multi_toolchains")
+
+py_repositories()
 
 default_python_version = "3.9"
 
diff --git a/examples/pip_install/WORKSPACE b/examples/pip_install/WORKSPACE
index f63d928013..b1744bfa7d 100644
--- a/examples/pip_install/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/pip_install/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 workspace(name = "rules_python_pip_install_example")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "c6966ec828da198c5d9adbaa94c05e3a1c7f21bd012a0b29ba8ddbccb2c93b0d",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
-
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python",
     path = "../..",
 )
 
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories", "python_register_toolchains")
+
+py_repositories()
 
 python_register_toolchains(
     name = "python39",
diff --git a/examples/pip_parse/WORKSPACE b/examples/pip_parse/WORKSPACE
index cd557a35db..79aca14b8c 100644
--- a/examples/pip_parse/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/pip_parse/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 workspace(name = "rules_python_pip_parse_example")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "c6966ec828da198c5d9adbaa94c05e3a1c7f21bd012a0b29ba8ddbccb2c93b0d",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
-
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python",
     path = "../..",
 )
 
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories", "python_register_toolchains")
+
+py_repositories()
 
 python_register_toolchains(
     name = "python39",
diff --git a/examples/pip_parse_vendored/WORKSPACE b/examples/pip_parse_vendored/WORKSPACE
index 2f0bfb183a..157f70aeb6 100644
--- a/examples/pip_parse_vendored/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/pip_parse_vendored/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 workspace(name = "pip_repository_annotations_example")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python",
     path = "../..",
 )
 
-http_archive(
-    name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "c6966ec828da198c5d9adbaa94c05e3a1c7f21bd012a0b29ba8ddbccb2c93b0d",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories", "python_register_toolchains")
 
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
+py_repositories()
 
 python_register_toolchains(
     name = "python39",
diff --git a/examples/pip_repository_annotations/WORKSPACE b/examples/pip_repository_annotations/WORKSPACE
index 8fd998b7ae..3deea0329c 100644
--- a/examples/pip_repository_annotations/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/pip_repository_annotations/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 workspace(name = "pip_repository_annotations_example")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python",
     path = "../..",
 )
 
-http_archive(
-    name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "c6966ec828da198c5d9adbaa94c05e3a1c7f21bd012a0b29ba8ddbccb2c93b0d",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories", "python_register_toolchains")
 
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
+py_repositories()
 
 python_register_toolchains(
     name = "python39",
diff --git a/python/repositories.bzl b/python/repositories.bzl
index e0c9b0626d..ba8e433995 100644
--- a/python/repositories.bzl
+++ b/python/repositories.bzl
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 For historic reasons, pip_repositories() is defined in //python:pip.bzl.
 """
 
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", _http_archive = "http_archive")
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
 load(
     "//python/private:toolchains_repo.bzl",
     "multi_toolchain_aliases",
@@ -32,9 +34,23 @@ load(
     "get_release_url",
 )
 
+def http_archive(**kwargs):
+    maybe(_http_archive, **kwargs)
+
 def py_repositories():
-    # buildifier: disable=print
-    print("py_repositories is a no-op and is deprecated. You can remove this from your WORKSPACE file")
+    """Runtime dependencies that users must install.
+
+    This function should be loaded and called in the user's WORKSPACE.
+    With bzlmod enabled, this function is not needed since MODULE.bazel handles transitive deps.
+    """
+    http_archive(
+        name = "bazel_skylib",
+        sha256 = "74d544d96f4a5bb630d465ca8bbcfe231e3594e5aae57e1edbf17a6eb3ca2506",
+        urls = [
+            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.3.0/bazel-skylib-1.3.0.tar.gz",
+            "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.3.0/bazel-skylib-1.3.0.tar.gz",
+        ],
+    )
 
 ########
 # Remaining content of the file is only used to support toolchains.
diff --git a/tests/pip_repository_entry_points/WORKSPACE b/tests/pip_repository_entry_points/WORKSPACE
index e2915b9d93..1afd68c215 100644
--- a/tests/pip_repository_entry_points/WORKSPACE
+++ b/tests/pip_repository_entry_points/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 workspace(name = "pip_repository_annotations_example")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "bazel_skylib",
-    sha256 = "c6966ec828da198c5d9adbaa94c05e3a1c7f21bd012a0b29ba8ddbccb2c93b0d",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/1.1.1/bazel-skylib-1.1.1.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
-
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_python",
     path = "../..",
 )
 
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories", "python_register_toolchains")
+
+py_repositories()
 
 # This toolchain is explicitly 3.10 while `rules_python` is 3.9 to act as
 # a regression test, ensuring 3.10 is functional