diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index ae16d688..76225383 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module(
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.9.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "1.0.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.16")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.17")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_shell", version = "0.6.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20250814.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "re2", version = "2025-11-05.bcr.1")
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 0be4e2a5..0c1dd98e 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.0/MODULE.bazel": "b5c17f90458caae90d2ccd114c81970062946f49f355610ed89bebf954f5783c",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.13/MODULE.bazel": "eecdd666eda6be16a8d9dc15e44b5c75133405e820f620a234acc4b1fdc5aa37",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.14/MODULE.bazel": "353c99ed148887ee89c54a17d4100ae7e7e436593d104b668476019023b58df8",
-    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.16/MODULE.bazel": "9242fa89f950c6ef7702801ab53922e99c69b02310c39fb6e62b2bd30df2a1d4",
-    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.16/source.json": "d03d5cde49376d87e14ec14b666c56075e5e3926930327fd5d0484a1ff2ac1cc",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.17/MODULE.bazel": "1849602c86cb60da8613d2de887f9566a6d354a6df6d7009f9d04a14402f9a84",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.17/source.json": "3832f45d145354049137c0090df04629d9c2b5493dc5c2bf46f1834040133a07",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.8/MODULE.bazel": "f1df20f0bf22c28192a794f29b501ee2018fa37a3862a1a2132ae2940a23a642",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.9/MODULE.bazel": "34263f1dca62ea664265438cef714d7db124c03e1ed55ebb4f1dc860164308d1",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_foreign_cc/0.9.0/MODULE.bazel": "c9e8c682bf75b0e7c704166d79b599f93b72cfca5ad7477df596947891feeef6",
diff --git a/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel b/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel
index 993cd62c..3d4932bd 100644
--- a/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ elisp.http_archive(
 use_repo(elisp, "dash")
 
 # Needed for building with Clang-CL on Windows.
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.16", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.17", dev_dependency = True)
 
 cc_configure = use_extension("@rules_cc//cc:extensions.bzl", "cc_configure_extension", dev_dependency = True)
 use_repo(cc_configure, "local_config_cc")
diff --git a/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock b/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock
index c09a464a..6ed2acbf 100644
--- a/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/examples/ext/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.0/MODULE.bazel": "b5c17f90458caae90d2ccd114c81970062946f49f355610ed89bebf954f5783c",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.13/MODULE.bazel": "eecdd666eda6be16a8d9dc15e44b5c75133405e820f620a234acc4b1fdc5aa37",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.14/MODULE.bazel": "353c99ed148887ee89c54a17d4100ae7e7e436593d104b668476019023b58df8",
-    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.16/MODULE.bazel": "9242fa89f950c6ef7702801ab53922e99c69b02310c39fb6e62b2bd30df2a1d4",
-    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.16/source.json": "d03d5cde49376d87e14ec14b666c56075e5e3926930327fd5d0484a1ff2ac1cc",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.17/MODULE.bazel": "1849602c86cb60da8613d2de887f9566a6d354a6df6d7009f9d04a14402f9a84",
+    "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.17/source.json": "3832f45d145354049137c0090df04629d9c2b5493dc5c2bf46f1834040133a07",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.8/MODULE.bazel": "f1df20f0bf22c28192a794f29b501ee2018fa37a3862a1a2132ae2940a23a642",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_cc/0.2.9/MODULE.bazel": "34263f1dca62ea664265438cef714d7db124c03e1ed55ebb4f1dc860164308d1",
     "https://bcr.bazel.build/modules/rules_foreign_cc/0.9.0/MODULE.bazel": "c9e8c682bf75b0e7c704166d79b599f93b72cfca5ad7477df596947891feeef6",