diff --git a/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa5b11d83cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+module(
+    name = "rules_java",
+    version = "7.12.1",
+    bazel_compatibility = [">=6.2.0"],
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
+
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.4")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.10")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.11.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.6.1")
+
+# Required by @remote_java_tools, which is loaded via module extension.
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "0.0.3")
+bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20230802.1", repo_name = "com_google_absl")
+
+register_toolchains("//toolchains:all")
+
+toolchains = use_extension("//java:extensions.bzl", "toolchains")
+
+# Declare remote java tools repos
+use_repo(toolchains, "remote_java_tools")
+use_repo(toolchains, "remote_java_tools_linux")
+use_repo(toolchains, "remote_java_tools_windows")
+use_repo(toolchains, "remote_java_tools_darwin_x86_64")
+use_repo(toolchains, "remote_java_tools_darwin_arm64")
+
+# Declare local jdk repo
+use_repo(toolchains, "local_jdk")
+
+register_toolchains(
+    "@local_jdk//:runtime_toolchain_definition",
+    "@local_jdk//:bootstrap_runtime_toolchain_definition",
+)
+
+# Declare all remote jdk toolchain config repos
+JDKS = {
+    # Must match JDK repos defined in remote_jdk8_repos()
+    "8": [
+        "linux",
+        "linux_aarch64",
+        "linux_s390x",
+        "macos",
+        "macos_aarch64",
+        "windows",
+    ],
+    # Must match JDK repos defined in remote_jdk11_repos()
+    "11": [
+        "linux",
+        "linux_aarch64",
+        "linux_ppc64le",
+        "linux_s390x",
+        "macos",
+        "macos_aarch64",
+        "win",
+        "win_arm64",
+    ],
+    # Must match JDK repos defined in remote_jdk17_repos()
+    "17": [
+        "linux",
+        "linux_aarch64",
+        "linux_ppc64le",
+        "linux_s390x",
+        "macos",
+        "macos_aarch64",
+        "win",
+        "win_arm64",
+    ],
+    # Must match JDK repos defined in remote_jdk21_repos()
+    "21": [
+        "linux",
+        "linux_aarch64",
+        "linux_ppc64le",
+        "linux_s390x",
+        "macos",
+        "macos_aarch64",
+        "win",
+        "win_arm64",
+    ],
+}
+
+REMOTE_JDK_REPOS = [(("remote_jdk" if version == "8" else "remotejdk") + version + "_" + platform) for version in JDKS for platform in JDKS[version]]
+
+[use_repo(
+    toolchains,
+    repo + "_toolchain_config_repo",
+) for repo in REMOTE_JDK_REPOS]
+
+[register_toolchains("@" + name + "_toolchain_config_repo//:all") for name in REMOTE_JDK_REPOS]
+
+# Dev dependencies
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "0.9.1", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "stardoc", version = "0.7.1", dev_dependency = True)
+
+# Override rules_python version to deal with #161 and https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/20458
+single_version_override(
+    module_name = "rules_python",
+    version = "0.24.0",
+)
diff --git a/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a99433433d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+matrix:
+  platform:
+  - centos7
+  - debian10
+  - macos
+  - ubuntu2004
+  - windows
+  bazel:
+  - 7.x
+tasks:
+  verify_build_targets:
+    name: "Verify build targets"
+    platform: ${{ platform }}
+    bazel: ${{ bazel }}
+    build_targets:
+    - "@rules_java//java/..."
diff --git a/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/source.json b/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd1009d3f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_java/7.12.1/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "integrity": "sha256-37rbs3p5654cweFW7Lj4F+3ziZsovAJBCmweuIsaaGI=",
+    "strip_prefix": "",
+    "url": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/7.12.1/rules_java-7.12.1.tar.gz"
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_java/metadata.json b/modules/rules_java/metadata.json
index 2e9dcd9763a..5f03efac8d9 100644
--- a/modules/rules_java/metadata.json
+++ b/modules/rules_java/metadata.json
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
         "7.10.0",
         "7.11.0",
         "7.11.1",
-        "7.12.0"
+        "7.12.0",
+        "7.12.1"
     ],
     "yanked_versions": {
         "6.3.3": "6.3.3 is a broken version.",