diff --git a/java/WORKSPACE.bazel b/java/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 0b23445..9e9ef28 100644
--- a/java/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/java/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -7,15 +7,29 @@ local_repository(
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive", "http_file")
 
+RULES_JAVA_VERSION = "8.3.2"
+RULES_JAVA_SHA = "9b9614f8a7f7b7ed93cb7975d227ece30fe7daed2c0a76f03a5ee37f69e437de"
 RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "4.0"
 RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "31701ad93dbfe544d597dbe62c9a1fdd76d81d8a9150c2bf1ecf928ecdf97169"
 RULES_KOTLIN_VERSION = "1.9.0"
 RULES_KOTLIN_SHA = "5766f1e599acf551aa56f49dab9ab9108269b03c557496c54acaf41f98e2b8d6"
 
+http_archive(
+    name = "rules_java",
+    sha256 = RULES_JAVA_SHA,
+    urls = [
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/%s/rules_java-%s.tar.gz" % (RULES_JAVA_VERSION, RULES_JAVA_VERSION),
+    ],
+)
+
+load("@rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies", "rules_java_toolchains")
+rules_java_dependencies()
+rules_java_toolchains()
+
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_jvm_external",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_jvm_external-%s" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
     sha256 = RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA,
+    strip_prefix = "rules_jvm_external-%s" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
     url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_jvm_external/archive/%s.zip" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
 )
 
@@ -23,15 +37,15 @@ load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_install")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_kotlin",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_kotlin/releases/download/v%s/rules_kotlin-v%s.tar.gz" % (RULES_KOTLIN_VERSION, RULES_KOTLIN_VERSION)],
     sha256 = RULES_KOTLIN_SHA,
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_kotlin/releases/download/v%s/rules_kotlin-v%s.tar.gz" % (RULES_KOTLIN_VERSION, RULES_KOTLIN_VERSION)],
 )
 
 load("@rules_kotlin//kotlin:repositories.bzl", "kotlin_repositories")
-kotlin_repositories() # if you want the default. Otherwise see custom kotlinc distribution below
 
+kotlin_repositories()  # if you want the default. Otherwise see custom kotlinc distribution below
 load("@rules_kotlin//kotlin:core.bzl", "kt_register_toolchains")
-kt_register_toolchains() # to use the default toolchain, otherwise see toolchains below
+kt_register_toolchains()  # to use the default toolchain, otherwise see toolchains below
 
 maven_install(
     artifacts = ["junit:junit:4.12"],
@@ -43,37 +57,37 @@ maven_install(
 
 http_archive(
     name = "platforms",
+    sha256 = "8150406605389ececb6da07cbcb509d5637a3ab9a24bc69b1101531367d89d74",
     urls = [
         "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/platforms/releases/download/0.0.8/platforms-0.0.8.tar.gz",
         "https://github.com/bazelbuild/platforms/releases/download/0.0.8/platforms-0.0.8.tar.gz",
     ],
-    sha256 = "8150406605389ececb6da07cbcb509d5637a3ab9a24bc69b1101531367d89d74",
 )
 
 http_file(
     name = "openjdk_jni_h",
     downloaded_file_path = "jni.h",
-    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/share/javavm/export/jni.h"],
     sha256 = "ed99792df48670072b78028faf704a8dcb6868fe140ccc7eced9b01dfa62fef4",
+    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/share/javavm/export/jni.h"],
 )
 
 http_file(
     name = "openjdk_solaris_jni_md_h",
     downloaded_file_path = "jni_md.h",
-    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/solaris/javavm/export/jni_md.h"],
     sha256 = "b6cf7b06e5bba38d2daa2ff0789f99d396b3cb3bcc37d0367c8360fdccdef294",
+    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/solaris/javavm/export/jni_md.h"],
 )
 
 http_file(
     name = "openjdk_macosx_jni_md_h",
     downloaded_file_path = "jni_md.h",
-    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/macosx/javavm/export/jni_md.h"],
     sha256 = "8f718071022e7e7f2fc9a229984b7e83582db91ed83861b49ce1461436fe8dc4",
+    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/macosx/javavm/export/jni_md.h"],
 )
 
 http_file(
     name = "openjdk_windows_jni_md_h",
     downloaded_file_path = "jni_md.h",
-    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/windows/javavm/export/jni_md.h"],
     sha256 = "5479fb385ea1e11619f5c0cdfd9ccb3ea3a3fea0f5bc6176fb3ce62be29d759b",
+    urls = ["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk/jdk8-b120/jdk/src/windows/javavm/export/jni_md.h"],
 )