diff --git a/cc/find_cc_toolchain.bzl b/cc/find_cc_toolchain.bzl
index c520f97..463e79a 100644
--- a/cc/find_cc_toolchain.bzl
+++ b/cc/find_cc_toolchain.bzl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Returns the current `CcToolchainInfo`.
     foo = rule(
         implementation = _foo_impl,
         toolchains = [
-            "@rules_cc//cc:toolchain_type", # copybara-use-repo-external-label
+            "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type", # copybara-use-repo-external-label
         ],
     )
 
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ Returns the current `CcToolchainInfo`.
 
     # Check the incompatible flag for toolchain resolution.
     if hasattr(cc_common, "is_cc_toolchain_resolution_enabled_do_not_use") and cc_common.is_cc_toolchain_resolution_enabled_do_not_use(ctx = ctx):
-        if not "//cc:toolchain_type" in ctx.toolchains:
+        if not "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type" in ctx.toolchains:  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
             fail("In order to use find_cc_toolchain, your rule has to depend on C++ toolchain. See find_cc_toolchain.bzl docs for details.")
-        toolchain_info = ctx.toolchains["//cc:toolchain_type"]
+        toolchain_info = ctx.toolchains["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"]  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
         if hasattr(toolchain_info, "cc_provider_in_toolchain") and hasattr(toolchain_info, "cc"):
             return toolchain_info.cc
         return toolchain_info
diff --git a/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_flags_supplier.bzl b/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_flags_supplier.bzl
index 252103c..f15f1c2 100644
--- a/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_flags_supplier.bzl
+++ b/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_flags_supplier.bzl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cc_flags_supplier = rule(
     attrs = {
         "_cc_toolchain": attr.label(default = Label("@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:current_cc_toolchain")),
     },
-    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],
+    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
     incompatible_use_toolchain_transition = True,
     fragments = ["cpp"],
 )
diff --git a/cc/private/rules_impl/compiler_flag.bzl b/cc/private/rules_impl/compiler_flag.bzl
index 4a59a03..1487ccd 100644
--- a/cc/private/rules_impl/compiler_flag.bzl
+++ b/cc/private/rules_impl/compiler_flag.bzl
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ compiler_flag = rule(
         "_cc_toolchain": attr.label(default = Label("//cc:current_cc_toolchain")),
     },
     toolchains = [
-        "@rules_cc//cc:toolchain_type",  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
+        "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type",  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
     ],
 )
diff --git a/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl b/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
index 608f4c6..6793e96 100644
--- a/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
+++ b/examples/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ cc_shared_library = rule(
         "_experimental_debug": attr.label(default = "//examples:experimental_debug"),
         "_incompatible_link_once": attr.label(default = "//examples:incompatible_link_once"),
     },
-    toolchains = ["@rules_cc//cc:toolchain_type"],  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
+    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
     fragments = ["cpp"],
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/my_c_archive/my_c_archive.bzl b/examples/my_c_archive/my_c_archive.bzl
index 86cebe9..b4138af 100644
--- a/examples/my_c_archive/my_c_archive.bzl
+++ b/examples/my_c_archive/my_c_archive.bzl
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ my_c_archive = rule(
         "_cc_toolchain": attr.label(default = Label("@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:current_cc_toolchain")),
     },
     fragments = ["cpp"],
-    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],
+    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
     incompatible_use_toolchain_transition = True,
 )
diff --git a/examples/my_c_compile/my_c_compile.bzl b/examples/my_c_compile/my_c_compile.bzl
index edb839c..f29207e 100644
--- a/examples/my_c_compile/my_c_compile.bzl
+++ b/examples/my_c_compile/my_c_compile.bzl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ my_c_compile = rule(
         "src": attr.label(mandatory = True, allow_single_file = True),
         "_cc_toolchain": attr.label(default = Label("@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:current_cc_toolchain")),
     },
-    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],
+    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
     incompatible_use_toolchain_transition = True,
     fragments = ["cpp"],
 )
diff --git a/examples/write_cc_toolchain_cpu/write_cc_toolchain_cpu.bzl b/examples/write_cc_toolchain_cpu/write_cc_toolchain_cpu.bzl
index 7830240..b4e63a3 100644
--- a/examples/write_cc_toolchain_cpu/write_cc_toolchain_cpu.bzl
+++ b/examples/write_cc_toolchain_cpu/write_cc_toolchain_cpu.bzl
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ write_cc_toolchain_cpu = rule(
     attrs = {
         "_cc_toolchain": attr.label(default = Label("@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:current_cc_toolchain")),
     },
-    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],
+    toolchains = ["@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type"],  # copybara-use-repo-external-label
     incompatible_use_toolchain_transition = True,
 )