diff --git a/examples/cc/MODULE.bazel b/examples/cc/MODULE.bazel
index 53df310573..bcb43edaf0 100644
--- a/examples/cc/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/cc/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_apple", repo_name = "build_bazel_rules_apple", version = "2.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.3.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_xcodeproj", repo_name = "com_github_buildbuddy_io_rules_xcodeproj", version = "1.5.0")
-# TODO: bump to newest rules_swift containing bzlmod fixes and remove local_path_override
-# bazel_dep(name = "rules_swift", repo_name = "build_bazel_rules_swift", version = "1.5.0")
-local_path_override(
-	module_name = "rules_swift",
-	path = "../../../rules_swift"
-)
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_swift", repo_name = "build_bazel_rules_swift", version = "1.5.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "examples_cc_external", version = "0.0.1")
 
 local_path_override(
 	module_name = "rules_xcodeproj",
 	path = "../.."
 )
+
+local_path_override(
+    module_name = "examples_cc_external",
+    path = "external"
+)
diff --git a/examples/cc/WORKSPACE.bzlmod b/examples/cc/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
index 0eb4057892..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/examples/cc/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
+++ b/examples/cc/WORKSPACE.bzlmod
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-
-local_repository(
-    name = "examples_cc_external",
-    path = "external",
-)
diff --git a/examples/cc/external/MODULE.bazel b/examples/cc/external/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e29bf97f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cc/external/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module(
+    name = "examples_cc_external",
+    version = "0.0.1",
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)