diff --git a/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e63351cca77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+module(
+    name = "rules_go",
+    version = "0.42.0",
+    compatibility_level = 0,
+    repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
+)
+
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.1.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.2.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.4")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "4.0.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "3.19.2", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+
+non_module_dependencies = use_extension("//go/private:extensions.bzl", "non_module_dependencies")
+use_repo(
+    non_module_dependencies,
+    "io_bazel_rules_nogo",
+)
+
+go_sdk = use_extension("//go:extensions.bzl", "go_sdk")
+go_sdk.download(
+    name = "go_default_sdk",
+    version = "1.21.1",
+)
+use_repo(go_sdk, "go_toolchains")
+
+register_toolchains("@go_toolchains//:all")
+
+bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.33.0")
+
+go_deps = use_extension("@gazelle//:extensions.bzl", "go_deps")
+go_deps.from_file(go_mod = "//:go.mod")
+go_deps.module(
+    path = "github.com/gogo/protobuf",
+    sum = "h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=",
+    version = "v1.3.2",
+)
+use_repo(
+    go_deps,
+    "com_github_gogo_protobuf",
+    "com_github_golang_mock",
+    "com_github_golang_protobuf",
+    "org_golang_google_genproto",
+    "org_golang_google_grpc",
+    "org_golang_google_protobuf",
+    "org_golang_x_net",
+)
diff --git a/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e29afff604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+matrix:
+  platform:
+    - centos7
+    - debian10
+    - ubuntu2004
+    - macos
+    - macos_arm64
+    - windows
+tasks:
+  verify_targets:
+    name: Verify build targets
+    platform: ${{ platform }}
+    build_targets:
+      - '@rules_go//go/tools/bzltestutil/...'
+bcr_test_module:
+  module_path: tests/bcr
+  matrix:
+    platform:
+      - centos7
+      - debian10
+      - ubuntu2004
+      - macos
+      - macos_arm64
+      - windows
+  tasks:
+    run_test_module:
+      name: Run test module
+      platform: ${{ platform }}
+      build_targets:
+        - //...
+        - '@go_default_sdk//...'
+      test_targets:
+        - //...
diff --git a/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/source.json b/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1569fc886da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_go/0.42.0/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "integrity": "sha256-kVhQF967YZgvcFTJaIhXoq0f2CP8P5ywUEiwAlxH0CM=",
+    "strip_prefix": "",
+    "url": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.42.0/rules_go-v0.42.0.zip"
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_go/metadata.json b/modules/rules_go/metadata.json
index ad3d453e53f..5d421851e50 100644
--- a/modules/rules_go/metadata.json
+++ b/modules/rules_go/metadata.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
         "0.39.1",
         "0.40.0",
         "0.40.1",
-        "0.41.0"
+        "0.41.0",
+        "0.42.0"
     ],
     "yanked_versions": {
         "0.33.0": "Obsolete experimental version that emits debug prints. Update to 0.39.1 or higher",