diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 5ef8936a11d0c..18f82e879113b 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ workspace(
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
+http_archive(
+    name = "rules_java",
+    sha256 = "16bc94b1a3c64f2c36ceecddc9e09a643e80937076b97e934b96a8f715ed1eaa",
+    urls = [
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/6.5.2/rules_java-6.5.2.tar.gz",
+    ],
+)
+
+load("@rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies", "rules_java_toolchains")
+
+rules_java_dependencies()
+
+rules_java_toolchains()
+
 http_archive(
     name = "apple_rules_lint",
     sha256 = "7c3cc45a95e3ef6fbc484a4234789a027e11519f454df63cbb963ac499f103f9",