diff --git a/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e291dcc7c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"Define the Bazel module published to the Bazel Central Registry"
+
+module(
+    name = "rules_ruby",
+    # NB: this version will be replaced after a release by the Publish to BCR app
+    version = "0.5.0",
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
+
+# Lower-bound dependency versions.
+# These should NOT be increased unless needed, as bumping our lower-bound may change
+# the versions resolved in users repositories.
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.3.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.5")
+
+# TODO: should we register any toolchain by default?
diff --git a/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5249b6e457f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/patches/module_dot_bazel_version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+===================================================================
+--- a/MODULE.bazel
++++ b/MODULE.bazel
+@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
+ 
+ module(
+     name = "rules_ruby",
+     # NB: this version will be replaced after a release by the Publish to BCR app
+-    version = "0.0.0",
++    version = "0.5.0",
+     compatibility_level = 1,
+ )
+ 
+ # Lower-bound dependency versions.
diff --git a/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..628f683dbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+bcr_test_module:
+  module_path: "examples/gem"
+  matrix:
+    platform: ["debian10", "macos", "ubuntu2004"]
+  tasks:
+    run_tests:
+      name: "Run test module"
+      platform: ${{ platform }}
+      test_targets:
+        - "//..."
diff --git a/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/source.json b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f5039ba8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_ruby/0.5.0/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "integrity": "sha256-m/q3bhJy2ucjVcZcyFjt5otllxY4FIW6pMjnpw3cOKY=",
+    "strip_prefix": "rules_ruby-0.5.0",
+    "url": "https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_ruby/releases/download/v0.5.0/rules_ruby-v0.5.0.tar.gz",
+    "patches": {
+        "module_dot_bazel_version.patch": "sha256-a8mps/gJ46ox0NNXSQKcTDWBor/bTNw4Fns48vqQpbo="
+    },
+    "patch_strip": 1
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_ruby/metadata.json b/modules/rules_ruby/metadata.json
index e3368830e00..35770455626 100644
--- a/modules/rules_ruby/metadata.json
+++ b/modules/rules_ruby/metadata.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "versions": [
         "0.2.0",
         "0.3.0",
-        "0.4.1"
+        "0.4.1",
+        "0.5.0"
     ],
     "yanked_versions": {}
 }