diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 9ee9001..d8cdbd4 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module(
 
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.1.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.22")
-bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.18.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.18.0.bcr.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "google_benchmark", version = "1.9.5")
 bazel_dep(name = "boost.asio", version = "1.90.0.bcr.1")
 
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index a4804d4..9846900 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ git_override(
     tag = "v0.2.0",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.18.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.18.0.bcr.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.22")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.8.0")  # only for shell-driven tests (sh_test)
 ```
diff --git a/examples/bazel-consumer/MODULE.bazel b/examples/bazel-consumer/MODULE.bazel
index 78f287c..af6e220 100644
--- a/examples/bazel-consumer/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/bazel-consumer/MODULE.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ local_path_override(
     path = "../..",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.18.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.18.0.bcr.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.22")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.8.0")