diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 5ad9311a32..08fd10222d 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ build:tsan --linkopt="-fsanitize=thread"
 # tsan clang
 build:clang_tsan --config=clang --config=tsan
 
+# do not use bzlmod for now
+build --noenable_bzlmod
+
 #
 # feature flags
 #
diff --git a/WORKSPACE.bazel b/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 76d740b401..cf307cf179 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@
 
 workspace(name = "org_eclipse_iceoryx")
 
-# Load dependency googletest
-load("//bazel:deps.bzl", "iceoryx_deps")
+# Load iceoryx dependencies
+load("//bazel:load_repositories.bzl", "load_repositories")
 
-iceoryx_deps()
+load_repositories()
+
+# Setup iceoryx dependencies
+load("//bazel:setup_repositories.bzl", "setup_repositories")
+
+setup_repositories()
diff --git a/bazel/bazelbuild/setup.bzl b/bazel/bazelbuild/setup.bzl
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dcc07e104..0000000000
--- a/bazel/bazelbuild/setup.bzl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Copyright (c) 2022 by Apex.AI Inc. 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.
-
-SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-Macro for setting the dependencies for the buildtools of bazel
-"""
-
-load("@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_dependencies")
-
-def setup_go_protobuf_for_bazelbuild():
-    go_rules_dependencies()
-
-    go_register_toolchains(version = "1.17.2")
-
-    protobuf_deps()
diff --git a/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/repositories.bzl b/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/repositories.bzl
index 3ff4e3c0c3..a873c9f8a5 100644
--- a/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/repositories.bzl
+++ b/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/repositories.bzl
@@ -21,19 +21,6 @@ This module downloads the buildifier prebuilt project and its deps: https://gith
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
 
-BAZEL_SKYLIB_VERSION = "1.7.1"
-
-def load_bazel_skylib_repositories():
-    maybe(
-        name = "bazel_skylib",
-        repo_rule = http_archive,
-        sha256 = "bc283cdfcd526a52c3201279cda4bc298652efa898b10b4db0837dc51652756f",
-        urls = [
-            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/{version}/bazel-skylib-{version}.tar.gz".format(version = BAZEL_SKYLIB_VERSION),
-            "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/{version}/bazel-skylib-{version}.tar.gz".format(version = BAZEL_SKYLIB_VERSION),
-        ],
-    )
-
 BUILDIFIER_PREBUILT_VERSION = "7.3.1"
 
 def load_buildifier_prebuilt_repositories():
diff --git a/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/setup.bzl b/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/setup.bzl
index 37836213c7..c0444b59b4 100644
--- a/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/setup.bzl
+++ b/bazel/buildifier_prebuilt/setup.bzl
@@ -18,13 +18,10 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 This module prepares the buildifier prebuilt project and its deps: https://github.com/keith/buildifier-prebuilt
 """
 
-load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
 load("@buildifier_prebuilt//:defs.bzl", "buildifier_prebuilt_register_toolchains")
 load("@buildifier_prebuilt//:deps.bzl", "buildifier_prebuilt_deps")
 
 def setup_buildifier_prebuilt():
     buildifier_prebuilt_deps()
 
-    bazel_skylib_workspace()
-
     buildifier_prebuilt_register_toolchains()
diff --git a/bazel/load_repositories.bzl b/bazel/load_repositories.bzl
index 7ed8e0e36f..7e81e86af4 100644
--- a/bazel/load_repositories.bzl
+++ b/bazel/load_repositories.bzl
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """
 
 load("//bazel/bazelbuild:repositories.bzl", "load_com_github_bazelbuild_rules_cc_repositories")
-load("//bazel/buildifier_prebuilt:repositories.bzl", "load_bazel_skylib_repositories", "load_buildifier_prebuilt_repositories")
+load("//bazel/buildifier_prebuilt:repositories.bzl", "load_buildifier_prebuilt_repositories")
 load("//bazel/cpptoml:repositories.bzl", "load_cpptoml_repositories")
 load("//bazel/googletest:repositories.bzl", "load_googletest_repositories")
+load("//bazel/skylib:repositories.bzl", "load_bazel_skylib_repositories")
 
 def load_repositories():
     """
diff --git a/bazel/setup_repositories.bzl b/bazel/setup_repositories.bzl
index e85213cc83..6c303434ea 100644
--- a/bazel/setup_repositories.bzl
+++ b/bazel/setup_repositories.bzl
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 """
 
 load("//bazel/buildifier_prebuilt:setup.bzl", "setup_buildifier_prebuilt")
+load("//bazel/skylib:setup.bzl", "setup_skylib")
 
 def setup_repositories():
     """
     Loads repositories for iceoryx dependencies
     """
+    setup_skylib()
     setup_buildifier_prebuilt()
diff --git a/bazel/skylib/BUILD.bazel b/bazel/skylib/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/bazel/skylib/repositories.bzl b/bazel/skylib/repositories.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b24e221155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/skylib/repositories.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""
+Copyright (c) 2024 by ekxide IO GmbH. 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.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Loads dependent repositories from https://github.com/bazelbuild
+"""
+
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:utils.bzl", "maybe")
+
+BAZEL_SKYLIB_VERSION = "1.7.1"
+
+def load_bazel_skylib_repositories():
+    maybe(
+        name = "bazel_skylib",
+        repo_rule = http_archive,
+        sha256 = "bc283cdfcd526a52c3201279cda4bc298652efa898b10b4db0837dc51652756f",
+        urls = [
+            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/{version}/bazel-skylib-{version}.tar.gz".format(version = BAZEL_SKYLIB_VERSION),
+            "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/releases/download/{version}/bazel-skylib-{version}.tar.gz".format(version = BAZEL_SKYLIB_VERSION),
+        ],
+    )
diff --git a/bazel/deps.bzl b/bazel/skylib/setup.bzl
similarity index 71%
rename from bazel/deps.bzl
rename to bazel/skylib/setup.bzl
index fe9142763c..4c359b54f9 100644
--- a/bazel/deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/skylib/setup.bzl
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+This module prepares the skylib dependency
 """
 
-load("//bazel:load_repositories.bzl", "load_repositories")
-load("//bazel:setup_repositories.bzl", "setup_repositories")
+load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
 
-def iceoryx_deps():
-    """
-    Loads iceoryx dependencies into workspace
-    """
-    load_repositories()
-    setup_repositories()
+def setup_skylib():
+    bazel_skylib_workspace()
diff --git a/tools/scripts/iceoryx_release.sh b/tools/scripts/iceoryx_release.sh
index b01939861e..b4d2641073 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/iceoryx_release.sh
+++ b/tools/scripts/iceoryx_release.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set -e
 
 WORKSPACE=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 
-echo "Did you updated the changelogs?"
+echo "Did you update the changelogs?"
 select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
     case $yn in
         Yes ) break;;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
     esac
 done
 
-echo "Did you updated the VERSION file with the new version number?"
+echo "Did you update the VERSION file with the new version number?"
 select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
     case $yn in
         Yes ) break;;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
     esac
 done
 
-echo "Did you updated the VERSION in MODULE.bazel?"
+echo "Did you update the version number in MODULE.bazel?"
 select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
     case $yn in
         Yes ) break;;