diff --git a/lib/jgit/BUILD b/lib/jgit/BUILD
index f2c7435..d813fd7 100644
--- a/lib/jgit/BUILD
+++ b/lib/jgit/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
+
 package(
     default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )