diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 2d43e46df..f9c726c5a 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,2 +1,26 @@
 # TODO: migrate all dependencies from WORKSPACE to MODULE.bazel
 # https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/14313
+
+module(
+    name = "com_google_protobuf_v25",
+    version = "25.0",
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
+
+# LOWER BOUND dependency versions.
+# Bzlmod follows MVS:
+# https://bazel.build/versions/6.0.0/build/bzlmod#version-resolution
+# Thus the highest version in their module graph is resolved.
+bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20230802.0.bcr.1", repo_name = "com_google_absl")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.4.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "jsoncpp", version = "1.9.5")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.9")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "4.0.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "5.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "0.7.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.10.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.8")
+bazel_dep(name = "zlib", version = "1.2.11")
+
+# TODO: remove after toolchain types are moved to protobuf
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "4.0.0")