diff --git a/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa33869f3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"Bazel dependencies"
+
+module(
+    name = "rules_apko",
+    version = "1.0.0-rc1",
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
+
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.4.2")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.5")
+bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "1.34.5")
+
+bazel_dep(name = "container_structure_test", version = "1.15.0", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "0.7.0", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_oci", version = "1.3.3", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.29.0", dev_dependency = True, repo_name = "bazel_gazelle")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib_gazelle_plugin", version = "1.4.1", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "buildifier_prebuilt", version = "6.1.0", dev_dependency = True)
+
+toolchain = use_extension("//apko:extensions.bzl", "apko")
+toolchain.toolchain(apko_version = "v0.11.0")
+use_repo(toolchain, "apko_toolchains")
+
+register_toolchains("@apko_toolchains//:all")
+
+# locks
+apk = use_extension(
+    "//apko:extensions.bzl",
+    "apko",
+    dev_dependency = True,
+)
+apk.translate_lock(
+    name = "examples_lock",
+    lock = "//examples/lock:apko.resolved.json",
+)
+apk.translate_lock(
+    name = "examples_wolfi_base",
+    lock = "//examples/wolfi-base:apko.resolved.json",
+)
+apk.translate_lock(
+    name = "examples_oci",
+    lock = "//examples/oci:apko.resolved.json",
+)
+apk.translate_lock(
+    name = "examples_multi_arch_and_repo",
+    lock = "//examples/multi_arch_and_repo:apko.resolved.json",
+)
+use_repo(apk, "examples_multi_arch_and_repo")
+use_repo(apk, "examples_lock")
+use_repo(apk, "examples_wolfi_base")
+use_repo(apk, "examples_oci")
diff --git a/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b82780c3501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+===================================================================
+--- a/MODULE.bazel
++++ b/MODULE.bazel
+@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+ "Bazel dependencies"
+ 
+ module(
+     name = "rules_apko",
+-    version = "0.0.0",
++    version = "1.0.0-rc1",
+     compatibility_level = 1,
+ )
+ 
+ bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.4.2")
diff --git a/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62669f7f6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+bcr_test_module:
+  module_path: "e2e/smoke"
+  matrix:
+    platform: ["debian10", "macos", "ubuntu2004"]
+  tasks:
+    run_tests:
+      name: "Run test module"
+      platform: ${{ platform }}
+      test_targets:
+        - "//..."
diff --git a/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/source.json b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6a5015ef7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_apko/1.0.0-rc1/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "integrity": "sha256-XJGiMivshKAAXdgXhJV3WTi1gQU4EucNIbAwvvNiViM=",
+    "strip_prefix": "rules_apko-1.0.0-rc1",
+    "url": "https://github.com/chainguard-dev/rules_apko/releases/download/v1.0.0-rc1/rules_apko-v1.0.0-rc1.tar.gz",
+    "patches": {
+        "module_dot_bazel_version.patch": "sha256-dhvTkKD8a31c136FbvKBxMR/ylPYM62c+nOYMywJm3Y="
+    },
+    "patch_strip": 1
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_apko/metadata.json b/modules/rules_apko/metadata.json
index b8d096c2d19..838819d8901 100644
--- a/modules/rules_apko/metadata.json
+++ b/modules/rules_apko/metadata.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
         "github:chainguard-dev/rules_apko"
     ],
     "versions": [
-        "0.2.3"
+        "0.2.3",
+        "1.0.0-rc1"
     ],
     "yanked_versions": {}
 }