diff --git a/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl b/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
index b382e3fd02cd..dcce3957c6ec 100644
--- a/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
+++ b/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:repositories.bzl", "rules_cc_dependencies", "rules_cc_toolch
 GO_VERSION = "1.15.5"
 
 def envoy_dependency_imports(go_version = GO_VERSION):
-    # TODO: allow building of tools for easier onboarding
-    rules_foreign_cc_dependencies(register_default_tools = False, register_built_tools = False)
+    rules_foreign_cc_dependencies()
     go_rules_dependencies()
     go_register_toolchains(go_version)
     gazelle_dependencies()
diff --git a/bazel/repository_locations.bzl b/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
index b2ed497e3a18..dbf29e126778 100644
--- a/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
+++ b/bazel/repository_locations.bzl
@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@ REPOSITORY_LOCATIONS_SPEC = dict(
         project_name = "Rules for using foreign build systems in Bazel",
         project_desc = "Rules for using foreign build systems in Bazel",
         project_url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_foreign_cc",
-        version = "6c0c2af3d599f4c23117a5e65e811ebab75bb151",
-        sha256 = "8a438371fa742bbbae8b6d995905280053098c5aac28cd434240cd75bc2415a5",
+        version = "7baefc1a8c12933ba473a670805efa49a47bbd8e",
+        sha256 = "74fa4f073202e602848c6a3ce3a213e05b01acd5799ad5eb69795996ac20d11e",
         strip_prefix = "rules_foreign_cc-{version}",
         urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_foreign_cc/archive/{version}.tar.gz"],
-        release_date = "2021-09-22",
+        release_date = "2021-11-19",
         use_category = ["build", "dataplane_core", "controlplane"],
     ),
     rules_python = dict(