diff --git a/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23615b41ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+module(
+    name = "rules_go",
+    # Updated by the Publish to BCR app.
+    version = "0.51.0-rc2",
+    compatibility_level = 0,
+    repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
+)
+
+# The custom repo_name is used to prevent our bazel_features polyfill for WORKSPACE builds from
+# conflicting with the real bazel_features repo.
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.9.1", repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go_bazel_features")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.2.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "6.0.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "3.19.2", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.3.0")
+
+go_sdk = use_extension("//go:extensions.bzl", "go_sdk")
+go_sdk.download(
+    name = "go_default_sdk",
+    version = "1.22.7",
+)
+use_repo(
+    go_sdk,
+    "go_toolchains",
+    # This name is ugly on purpose to avoid a conflict with a user-named SDK.
+    "io_bazel_rules_nogo",
+)
+
+register_toolchains("@go_toolchains//:all")
+
+bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.36.0")
+
+go_deps = use_extension("@gazelle//:extensions.bzl", "go_deps")
+go_deps.from_file(go_mod = "//:go.mod")
+use_repo(
+    go_deps,
+    "com_github_gogo_protobuf",
+    "com_github_golang_mock",
+    "com_github_golang_protobuf",
+    "org_golang_google_genproto",
+    "org_golang_google_grpc",
+    "org_golang_google_grpc_cmd_protoc_gen_go_grpc",
+    "org_golang_google_protobuf",
+    "org_golang_x_net",
+    "org_golang_x_tools",
+    # Exported by gazelle specifically for rules_go.
+    "bazel_gazelle_go_repository_config",
+)
diff --git a/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2662b129dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+===================================================================
+--- a/MODULE.bazel
++++ b/MODULE.bazel
+@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+ module(
+     name = "rules_go",
+     # Updated by the Publish to BCR app.
+-    version = "0.0.0",
++    version = "0.51.0-rc2",
+     compatibility_level = 0,
+     repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
+ )
+ 
diff --git a/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..078639a1917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+matrix:
+  platform:
+    - debian10
+    - ubuntu2004
+    - macos
+    - macos_arm64
+    - windows
+  bazel: [6.x, 7.x]
+tasks:
+  verify_targets:
+    name: Verify build targets
+    platform: ${{ platform }}
+    bazel: ${{ bazel }}
+    build_targets:
+      - '@rules_go//go/tools/bzltestutil/...'
+bcr_test_module:
+  module_path: tests/bcr
+  matrix:
+    platform:
+      - debian10
+      - ubuntu2004
+      - macos
+      - macos_arm64
+      - windows
+    bazel: [6.x, 7.x]
+  tasks:
+    run_test_module:
+      name: Run test module
+      platform: ${{ platform }}
+      bazel: ${{ bazel }}
+      build_targets:
+        - //...
+        - '@go_default_sdk//...'
+      test_targets:
+        - //...
diff --git a/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/source.json b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20d2921fe57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_go/0.51.0-rc2/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "integrity": "sha256-EQHX6Bpuf5zulN2Ue+1wUUS/M5JX++wdc9Yg34fliIU=",
+    "strip_prefix": "",
+    "url": "https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_go/releases/download/v0.51.0-rc2/rules_go-v0.51.0-rc2.zip",
+    "patches": {
+        "module_dot_bazel_version.patch": "sha256-2PJEKChiCWfklE+MizCY2qvcLAt2pyAMV4Eh8zWyTb4="
+    },
+    "patch_strip": 1
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_go/metadata.json b/modules/rules_go/metadata.json
index c018faf87bd..24c2377624b 100644
--- a/modules/rules_go/metadata.json
+++ b/modules/rules_go/metadata.json
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
         "0.49.0",
         "0.50.0",
         "0.50.1",
-        "0.51.0-rc1"
+        "0.51.0-rc1",
+        "0.51.0-rc2"
     ],
     "yanked_versions": {
         "0.33.0": "Obsolete experimental version that emits debug prints. Update to 0.39.1 or higher",