diff --git a/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f6df9791d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+module(
+    name = "rules_python",
+    version = "0.22.1",
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
+
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.4")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.3.0")
+
+# Those are loaded only when using py_proto_library
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_proto", version = "5.3.0-21.7")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "21.7", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+
+internal_deps = use_extension("@rules_python//python/extensions/private:internal_deps.bzl", "internal_deps")
+internal_deps.install()
+use_repo(
+    internal_deps,
+    "pypi__build",
+    "pypi__click",
+    "pypi__colorama",
+    "pypi__importlib_metadata",
+    "pypi__installer",
+    "pypi__more_itertools",
+    "pypi__packaging",
+    "pypi__pep517",
+    "pypi__pip",
+    "pypi__pip_tools",
+    "pypi__setuptools",
+    "pypi__tomli",
+    "pypi__wheel",
+    "pypi__zipp",
+    # coverage_deps managed by running ./tools/update_coverage_deps.py <version>
+    "pypi__coverage_cp310_aarch64-apple-darwin",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp310_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp310_x86_64-apple-darwin",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp310_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp311_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp311_x86_64-apple-darwin",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp311_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp38_aarch64-apple-darwin",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp38_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp38_x86_64-apple-darwin",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp38_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp39_aarch64-apple-darwin",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp39_aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp39_x86_64-apple-darwin",
+    "pypi__coverage_cp39_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+)
+
+python = use_extension("@rules_python//python/extensions:python.bzl", "python")
+use_repo(python, "pythons_hub")
+
+# Necessary so that some toolchain is available so that the Python rules
+# work in some minimal capacity.
+# The @bazel_tools repo depends on rules_python, so expects rules_python
+# to register a toolchain. @bazel_tools can't register a Python toolchain
+# itself because @bazel_tools will typically come sooner in the module
+# graph BFS order (it is an implicit dep of every module), and would thus
+# override any toolchain rules_python registers.
+register_toolchains("@bazel_tools//tools/python:autodetecting_toolchain")
diff --git a/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a76eccdb05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+===================================================================
+--- a/MODULE.bazel
++++ b/MODULE.bazel
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ module(
+     name = "rules_python",
+-    version = "0.0.0",
++    version = "0.22.1",
+     compatibility_level = 1,
+ )
+
+ bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.4")
diff --git a/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..252df6b3d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright 2023 The Bazel Authors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+bcr_test_module:
+  module_path: "examples/bzlmod"
+  matrix:
+    platform: ["debian11", "macos", "ubuntu2004", "windows"]
+  tasks:
+    run_tests:
+      name: "Run test module"
+      platform: ${{ platform }}
+      test_targets:
+        - "//..."
diff --git a/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/source.json b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f4c86e5076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_python/0.22.1/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "integrity": "sha256-pWQP3dS+sD6MH95e1xYMC6a9R359BIZhwwwGk2om/WM=",
+    "strip_prefix": "rules_python-0.22.1",
+    "url": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.22.1/rules_python-0.22.1.tar.gz",
+    "patches": {
+        "module_dot_bazel_version.patch": "sha256-fce6bbz7MzaPV+NRlhl/ZXDVt1bL3FkV+UjCa+oNXME="
+    },
+    "patch_strip": 1
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_python/metadata.json b/modules/rules_python/metadata.json
index f8f6e906bf7..37af64b8014 100644
--- a/modules/rules_python/metadata.json
+++ b/modules/rules_python/metadata.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "0.19.0",
         "0.20.0",
         "0.21.0",
+        "0.21.1",
         "0.22.0",
         "0.23.0",
         "0.23.1",