diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index 6543a03467f9e7a04e9ce102a32e3d1bf460789d..7f87c9c59813d2df0973d806aaa72de1c9b25861 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-last_rc
-# TODO: relax this once we have `use_rule_repo`
+7.0.0rc3
+# TODO: this is broken in 7.0.0rc4 and 7.0.0, see https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_oci/issues/425
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 4687baf7afc148063b9fc2cca8bfed60b25dbb06..6a640bc87c5df0e553e214bb94d2e3e6b0aa8331 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@
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       }
     },
-    "@@apple_support~1.5.0//crosstool:setup.bzl%apple_cc_configure_extension": {
+    "@apple_support~1.5.0//crosstool:setup.bzl%apple_cc_configure_extension": {
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@@ -2059,9 +2059,9 @@
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     },
-    "@@aspect_bazel_lib~2.0.0-rc1//lib:extensions.bzl%toolchains": {
+    "@aspect_bazel_lib~2.0.0-rc1//lib:extensions.bzl%toolchains": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "/nTi58pjfHgQqUbZ/1cnPtvnIUtpRfhKR3hBnolUfnM=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "khY7T3u0kLvZrmVE/0oQQ+Am/feQNNzg6EZynxoshlQ=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "@@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:cc_configure.bzl%cc_configure_extension": {
+    "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:cc_configure.bzl%cc_configure_extension": {
       "general": {
         "bzlTransitiveDigest": "O9sf6ilKWU9Veed02jG9o2HM/xgV/UAyciuFBuxrFRY=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "@@bazel_tools//tools/osx:xcode_configure.bzl%xcode_configure_extension": {
+    "@bazel_tools//tools/osx:xcode_configure.bzl%xcode_configure_extension": {
       "general": {
         "bzlTransitiveDigest": "Qh2bWTU6QW6wkrd87qrU4YeY+SG37Nvw3A0PR4Y0L2Y=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "@@bazel_tools//tools/sh:sh_configure.bzl%sh_configure_extension": {
+    "@bazel_tools//tools/sh:sh_configure.bzl%sh_configure_extension": {
       "general": {
         "bzlTransitiveDigest": "hp4NgmNjEg5+xgvzfh6L83bt9/aiiWETuNpwNuF1MSU=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "@@container_structure_test~1.16.0//:repositories.bzl%extension": {
+    "@container_structure_test~1.16.0//:repositories.bzl%extension": {
       "general": {
         "bzlTransitiveDigest": "/vl5vOyGN/nxHtUF3SxoDZnTDgDklt4HUpLQD5LE8+k=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
@@ -2598,9 +2598,9 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "@@rules_java~7.1.0//java:extensions.bzl%toolchains": {
+    "@rules_java~7.1.0//java:extensions.bzl%toolchains": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "iUIRqCK7tkhvcDJCAfPPqSd06IHG0a8HQD0xeQyVAqw=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "EXsxSX2vQjCcI8jYez/O+Yb9H5reAMhLL3WXGPD6Scw=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {
@@ -3138,9 +3138,9 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "@@rules_oci~1.4.3//oci:extensions.bzl%oci": {
+    "@rules_oci~1.4.3//oci:extensions.bzl%oci": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "5rF/TB0Rb8RhZqoVpZPp6OL2B3VCRNg6z9vRQxM9v5o=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "VEB8Yuu1hysBZNMIw1+bPVPQxbk/e6MMJincKJ/MgJs=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {
@@ -3627,9 +3627,9 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "@@rules_python~0.25.0//python/extensions:python.bzl%python": {
+    "@rules_python~0.25.0//python/extensions:python.bzl%python": {
       "general": {
-        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "UXnPXQNVnwL+5ffAHiA0MvONHiz01rvCbBfgZ301wHk=",
+        "bzlTransitiveDigest": "B4RqEuNvNU/6NbB8Kq+4CRwMAlugW3+681jEYTDEaOM=",
         "accumulatedFileDigests": {},
         "envVariables": {},
         "generatedRepoSpecs": {