diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 2cc0e06b2..f668fa265 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -18,3 +18,15 @@ rules_foreign_cc_dependencies()
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_register_toolchains", "go_rules_dependencies")
 go_rules_dependencies()
 go_register_toolchains(go_version = GO_VERSION)
+
+load("@com_google_googleapis//:repository_rules.bzl", "switched_rules_by_language")
+
+switched_rules_by_language(
+    name = "com_google_googleapis_imports",
+    cc = True,
+    go = True,
+    grpc = True,
+    rules_override = {
+        "py_proto_library": "@envoy_api//bazel:api_build_system.bzl",
+    },
+)