5.5.1

WORKSPACE setup

load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/5.5.1/rules_java-5.5.1.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "73b88f34dc251bce7bc6c472eb386a6c2b312ed5b473c81fe46855c248f792e0",
)
load("@rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_dependencies()
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules

See the source.