diff --git a/examples/anvil/WORKSPACE b/examples/anvil/WORKSPACE
index de448cb57..c424be25f 100644
--- a/examples/anvil/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/anvil/WORKSPACE
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ http_archive(
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_pkg",
-    sha256 = "4ba8f4ab0ff85f2484287ab06c0d871dcb31cc54d439457d28fd4ae14b18450a",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.2.4/rules_pkg-0.2.4.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "8a298e832762eda1830597d64fe7db58178aa84cd5926d76d5b744d6558941c2",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.7.0/rules_pkg-0.7.0.tar.gz",
 )
 
 http_archive(
diff --git a/examples/associates/WORKSPACE b/examples/associates/WORKSPACE
index 4fa21580d..a08b43dbf 100644
--- a/examples/associates/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/associates/WORKSPACE
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ maven_install(
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_pkg",
-    sha256 = "4ba8f4ab0ff85f2484287ab06c0d871dcb31cc54d439457d28fd4ae14b18450a",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.2.4/rules_pkg-0.2.4.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "8a298e832762eda1830597d64fe7db58178aa84cd5926d76d5b744d6558941c2",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.7.0/rules_pkg-0.7.0.tar.gz",
 )
diff --git a/examples/trivial/WORKSPACE b/examples/trivial/WORKSPACE
index 6ce103752..90eb8a48f 100644
--- a/examples/trivial/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/trivial/WORKSPACE
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ maven_install(
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_pkg",
-    sha256 = "4ba8f4ab0ff85f2484287ab06c0d871dcb31cc54d439457d28fd4ae14b18450a",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.2.4/rules_pkg-0.2.4.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "8a298e832762eda1830597d64fe7db58178aa84cd5926d76d5b744d6558941c2",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.7.0/rules_pkg-0.7.0.tar.gz",
 )
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/download.bzl b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/download.bzl
index 2660ceadb..cc42f0054 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/download.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/download.bzl
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def kt_download_local_dev_dependencies():
     maybe(
         http_archive,
         name = "rules_pkg",
-        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.2.4/rules_pkg-0.2.4.tar.gz",
-        sha256 = "4ba8f4ab0ff85f2484287ab06c0d871dcb31cc54d439457d28fd4ae14b18450a",
+        url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/0.7.0/rules_pkg-0.7.0.tar.gz",
+        sha256 = "8a298e832762eda1830597d64fe7db58178aa84cd5926d76d5b744d6558941c2",
     )
 
     maybe(
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/setup.bzl b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/setup.bzl
index b7c97546d..baa35f14c 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/setup.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/setup.bzl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_install")
 load("@io_bazel_stardoc//:setup.bzl", "stardoc_repositories")
 load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_android//android:rules.bzl", "android_sdk_repository")
+load("@rules_pkg//:deps.bzl", "rules_pkg_dependencies")
 
 def kt_configure():
     """Setup dependencies. Must be called AFTER kt_download_local_dev_dependencies() """
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ def kt_configure():
     rules_proto_dependencies()
     rules_proto_toolchains()
 
+    rules_pkg_dependencies()
+
     stardoc_repositories()
 
     bazel_skylib_workspace()
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/versions.bzl b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/versions.bzl
index faeeab24b..16a0528db 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/versions.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/versions.bzl
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ versions = struct(
     BAZEL_DEPS_SHA = "05498224710808be9687f5b9a906d11dd29ad592020246d4cd1a26eeaed0735e",
     RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "4.4.2",
     RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "735602f50813eb2ea93ca3f5e43b1959bd80b213b836a07a62a29d757670b77b",
-    RULES_PROTO_GIT_COMMIT = "f6b8d89b90a7956f6782a4a3609b2f0eee3ce965",
-    RULES_PROTO_SHA = "4d421d51f9ecfe9bf96ab23b55c6f2b809cbaf0eea24952683e397decfbd0dd0",
+    RULES_PROTO_GIT_COMMIT = "fcad4680fee127dbd8344e6a961a28eef5820ef4",
+    RULES_PROTO_SHA = "36476f17a78a4c495b9a9e70bd92d182e6e78db476d90c74bac1f5f19f0d6d04",
     IO_BAZEL_STARDOC_VERSION = "0.5.1",
     IO_BAZEL_STARDOC_SHA = "5bcd62378fc5ea87936169b49245d0595c690bde41ef695ce319752cc9929c34",
     BAZEL_JAVA_LAUNCHER_VERSION = "5.0.0",