diff --git a/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel
index c9282f9952..5912d34f67 100644
--- a/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/examples/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ node_repositories()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "rules_foreign_cc",
-    sha256 = "33a5690733c5cc2ede39cb62ebf89e751f2448e27f20c8b2fbbc7d136b166804",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_foreign_cc-0.5.1",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_foreign_cc/archive/0.5.1.tar.gz",
+    sha256 = "69023642d5781c68911beda769f91fcbc8ca48711db935a75da7f6536b65047f",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_foreign_cc-0.6.0",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_foreign_cc/archive/0.6.0.tar.gz",
 )
 
 load("@rules_foreign_cc//foreign_cc:repositories.bzl", "rules_foreign_cc_dependencies")
diff --git a/examples/crate_universe/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/crate_universe/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 4fba1b83e0..ba03e7ee14 100644
--- a/examples/crate_universe/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/examples/crate_universe/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ uses_sys_crate_deps_pinned_rust_install()
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
+http_archive(
+    name = "rules_foreign_cc",
+    sha256 = "69023642d5781c68911beda769f91fcbc8ca48711db935a75da7f6536b65047f",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_foreign_cc-0.6.0",
+    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_foreign_cc/archive/0.6.0.tar.gz",
+)
+
+load("@rules_foreign_cc//foreign_cc:repositories.bzl", "rules_foreign_cc_dependencies")
+
+rules_foreign_cc_dependencies(register_preinstalled_tools = False)
+
 # Used for Bazel CI
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_toolchains",
@@ -69,14 +80,3 @@ load("@bazel_toolchains//rules:rbe_repo.bzl", "rbe_autoconfig")
 # Use this as is if you are using the rbe_ubuntu16_04 container,
 # otherwise refer to RBE docs.
 rbe_autoconfig(name = "buildkite_config")
-
-http_archive(
-    name = "rules_foreign_cc",
-    sha256 = "33a5690733c5cc2ede39cb62ebf89e751f2448e27f20c8b2fbbc7d136b166804",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_foreign_cc-0.5.1",
-    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_foreign_cc/archive/0.5.1.tar.gz",
-)
-
-load("@rules_foreign_cc//foreign_cc:repositories.bzl", "rules_foreign_cc_dependencies")
-
-rules_foreign_cc_dependencies(register_preinstalled_tools = False)