diff --git a/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/MODULE.bazel b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..117cbc22c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module(
+    name = "rules_pkg_providers",
+    version = "0.0.1",  # set by release pipeline from version.bzl.
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+    repo_name = "rules_pkg_providers",
+)
+
+# Do not update to newer versions until you need a specific new feature.
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "1.0.0")
diff --git a/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/presubmit.yml b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/presubmit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afe3683f444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/presubmit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+matrix:
+  platform:
+  - debian10
+  - macos
+  - windows
+  bazel:
+  - 9.x
+tasks:
+  verify_targets:
+    name: Verify build targets
+    platform: ${{ platform }}
+    bazel: ${{ bazel }}
+    build_targets:
+    - '@rules_pkg_providers//...'
diff --git a/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/source.json b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f0dd685cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/0.0.1/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "url": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg/releases/download/rules_pkg_providers-0.0.1/rules_pkg_providers-0.0.1.tgz",
+    "integrity": "sha256-6EOHPTTPxUKIVJU2278WEc1PWzqnF/f4U6yV20QRaRY="
+}
diff --git a/modules/rules_pkg_providers/metadata.json b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1c4f857777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rules_pkg_providers/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+    "homepage": "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_pkg.git",
+    "maintainers": [
+        {
+            "email": "chuck.grindel@gmail.com",
+            "github": "cgrindel",
+            "name": "Chuck Grindel",
+            "github_user_id": 159968
+        },
+        {
+            "email": "tony@aiuto.dev",
+            "name": "Tony Aiuto",
+            "github": "aiuto",
+            "github_user_id": 3044252
+        }
+    ],
+    "repository": [
+        "github:bazelbuild/rules_pkg"
+    ],
+    "versions": [
+        "0.0.1"
+    ],
+    "yanked_versions": {}
+}