diff --git a/bazel_integration_test/private/bazel_binaries_script.template b/bazel_integration_test/private/bazel_binaries_script.template
index 69e976b3..d5dfa3d1 100644
--- a/bazel_integration_test/private/bazel_binaries_script.template
+++ b/bazel_integration_test/private/bazel_binaries_script.template
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # vi: ft=sh
 
-# --- begin runfiles.bash initialization v2 ---
-# Copy-pasted from the Bazel Bash runfiles library v2.
-set -uo pipefail; f=bazel_tools/tools/bash/runfiles/runfiles.bash
-source "${RUNFILES_DIR:-/dev/null}/$f" 2>/dev/null || \
-  source "$(grep -sm1 "^$f " "${RUNFILES_MANIFEST_FILE:-/dev/null}" | cut -f2- -d' ')" 2>/dev/null || \
-  source "$0.runfiles/$f" 2>/dev/null || \
-  source "$(grep -sm1 "^$f " "$0.runfiles_manifest" | cut -f2- -d' ')" 2>/dev/null || \
-  source "$(grep -sm1 "^$f " "$0.exe.runfiles_manifest" | cut -f2- -d' ')" 2>/dev/null || \
-  { echo>&2 "ERROR: ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} cannot find $f"; exit 1; }; f=; set -e
-# --- end runfiles.bash initialization v2 ---
-
 export USE_BAZEL_VERSION="{version}"
 
 # Need to write data here, the default is read-only inside tests.
@@ -20,10 +9,28 @@ if [[ -z "${BAZELISK_HOME:-}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Find the bazelisk binary, if it has not already been found.
-if [[ -z "${BAZELISK_BINARY:-}" ]]; then
-  BAZELISK_BINARY="$(rlocation {bazelisk})" || \
+#
+# Code that uses cgrindel/bazel-starlib's updatesrc utilities can execute Bazel
+# invocations from directories that cannot find the runfiles.  The first
+# invocation will find the BIT_BAZELISK_BINARY. So, we export the value so that
+# subsequent invocations can find it. This allows us to forgo the runfiles
+# evaluation for this script in those cases.
+if [[ -z "${BIT_BAZELISK_BINARY:-}" ]]; then
+  # --- begin runfiles.bash initialization v2 ---
+  # Copy-pasted from the Bazel Bash runfiles library v2.
+  set -uo pipefail; f=bazel_tools/tools/bash/runfiles/runfiles.bash
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+  source "${RUNFILES_DIR:-/dev/null}/$f" 2>/dev/null || \
+    source "$(grep -sm1 "^$f " "${RUNFILES_MANIFEST_FILE:-/dev/null}" | cut -f2- -d' ')" 2>/dev/null || \
+    source "$0.runfiles/$f" 2>/dev/null || \
+    source "$(grep -sm1 "^$f " "$0.runfiles_manifest" | cut -f2- -d' ')" 2>/dev/null || \
+    source "$(grep -sm1 "^$f " "$0.exe.runfiles_manifest" | cut -f2- -d' ')" 2>/dev/null || \
+    { echo>&2 "ERROR: ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} cannot find $f"; exit 1; }; f=; set -e
+  # --- end runfiles.bash initialization v2 ---
+
+  BIT_BAZELISK_BINARY="$(rlocation {bazelisk})" || \
     (echo >&2 "Failed to locate bazelisk at {bazelisk}" && exit 1)
-  export BAZELISK_BINARY
+  export BIT_BAZELISK_BINARY
 fi
 
-exec "${BAZELISK_BINARY}" ${BIT_STARTUP_OPTIONS:-} "$@"
+exec "${BIT_BAZELISK_BINARY}" ${BIT_STARTUP_OPTIONS:-} "$@"
diff --git a/examples/custom_test_runner/WORKSPACE b/examples/custom_test_runner/WORKSPACE
index 05d1e672..a2e29e87 100644
--- a/examples/custom_test_runner/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/custom_test_runner/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,82 +1 @@
-workspace(name = "custom_test_runner_example")
-
-# MARK: - rules_bazel_integration_test
-
-local_repository(
-    name = "rules_bazel_integration_test",
-    path = "../..",
-)
-
-load("@rules_bazel_integration_test//bazel_integration_test:deps.bzl", "bazel_integration_test_rules_dependencies")
-
-bazel_integration_test_rules_dependencies()
-
-load("@cgrindel_bazel_starlib//:deps.bzl", "bazel_starlib_dependencies")
-
-bazel_starlib_dependencies()
-
-load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
-
-bazel_skylib_workspace()
-
-load("@rules_bazel_integration_test//bazel_integration_test:defs.bzl", "bazel_binaries")
-
-bazel_binaries(versions = ["//:.bazelversion"])
-
-# MARK: - rules_swift and swift_bazel
-
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "rules_swift_package_manager",
-    sha256 = "17319e76637ecfd0f8f8081fa9d08feec225f883170b6bd55ad1a4182dfb5466",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/cgrindel/rules_swift_package_manager/releases/download/v0.43.0/rules_swift_package_manager.v0.43.0.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
-
-load("@rules_swift_package_manager//:deps.bzl", "swift_bazel_dependencies")
-
-swift_bazel_dependencies()
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "build_bazel_rules_swift",
-    sha256 = "5bb49e7a1764f3f227677c572d6487b5bfeb2613eaaae2a82b240d9b836a0b4e",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_swift/releases/download/2.3.1/rules_swift.2.3.1.tar.gz",
-)
-
-load("//:swift_deps.bzl", "swift_dependencies")
-
-# gazelle:repository_macro swift_deps.bzl%swift_dependencies
-swift_dependencies()
-
-load(
-    "@build_bazel_rules_swift//swift:repositories.bzl",
-    "swift_rules_dependencies",
-)
-
-swift_rules_dependencies()
-
-load(
-    "@build_bazel_rules_swift//swift:extras.bzl",
-    "swift_rules_extra_dependencies",
-)
-
-swift_rules_extra_dependencies()
-
-# MARK: - Gazelle
-
-# gazelle:repo bazel_gazelle
-
-load("@bazel_gazelle//:deps.bzl", "gazelle_dependencies")
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_dependencies")
-load("@rules_swift_package_manager//:go_deps.bzl", "swift_bazel_go_dependencies")
-
-# Declare Go dependencies before calling go_rules_dependencies.
-swift_bazel_go_dependencies()
-
-go_rules_dependencies()
-
-go_register_toolchains(version = "1.19.1")
-
-gazelle_dependencies()
+# Intentionally blank.
diff --git a/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel b/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel
index 00bb1836..71ff01b8 100644
--- a/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-###############################################################################
-# Bazel now uses Bzlmod by default to manage external dependencies.
-# Please consider migrating your external dependencies from WORKSPACE to MODULE.bazel.
-#
-# For more details, please check https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/18958
-###############################################################################
+module(
+    name = "test_workspace",
+    version = "0.0.0",
+)
+
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.3.0")
diff --git a/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/WORKSPACE b/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/WORKSPACE
index f04d2d05..a2e29e87 100644
--- a/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/custom_test_runner/integration_tests/workspace/WORKSPACE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-workspace(name = "test_workspace")
+# Intentionally blank.
diff --git a/examples/env_var_with_rootpath/sample_workspace/MODULE.bazel b/examples/env_var_with_rootpath/sample_workspace/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1038a534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/env_var_with_rootpath/sample_workspace/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.3.0")
diff --git a/examples/env_var_with_rootpath/sample_workspace/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/env_var_with_rootpath/sample_workspace/WORKSPACE.bazel
index e69de29b..a2e29e87 100644
--- a/examples/env_var_with_rootpath/sample_workspace/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/examples/env_var_with_rootpath/sample_workspace/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Intentionally blank.
diff --git a/examples/simple/WORKSPACE b/examples/simple/WORKSPACE
index 38c84730..a2e29e87 100644
--- a/examples/simple/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/simple/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,29 +1 @@
-workspace(name = "simple_example")
-
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "cgrindel_bazel_starlib",
-    sha256 = "43e375213dabe0c3928e65412ea7ec16850db93285c8c6f8b0eaa41cacd0f882",
-    urls = [
-        "https://github.com/cgrindel/bazel-starlib/releases/download/v0.21.0/bazel-starlib.v0.21.0.tar.gz",
-    ],
-)
-
-load("@cgrindel_bazel_starlib//:deps.bzl", "bazel_starlib_dependencies")
-
-bazel_starlib_dependencies()
-
-load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
-
-bazel_skylib_workspace()
-
-# Buildifier Dependencies
-
-load("@buildifier_prebuilt//:deps.bzl", "buildifier_prebuilt_deps")
-
-buildifier_prebuilt_deps()
-
-load("@buildifier_prebuilt//:defs.bzl", "buildifier_prebuilt_register_toolchains")
-
-buildifier_prebuilt_register_toolchains()
+# Intentionally blank.
diff --git a/tests/e2e_tests/workspace/child_workspace/MODULE.bazel b/tests/e2e_tests/workspace/child_workspace/MODULE.bazel
index aedea8b1..efc6fde3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_tests/workspace/child_workspace/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/tests/e2e_tests/workspace/child_workspace/MODULE.bazel
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ module(
     name = "e2e_child",
     version = "0.0.0",
 )
+
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.3.0")
diff --git a/tests/params_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel b/tests/params_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel
index 00bb1836..1038a534 100644
--- a/tests/params_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/tests/params_tests/workspace/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-###############################################################################
-# Bazel now uses Bzlmod by default to manage external dependencies.
-# Please consider migrating your external dependencies from WORKSPACE to MODULE.bazel.
-#
-# For more details, please check https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/18958
-###############################################################################
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.3.0")