diff --git a/tests/MODULE.bazel b/tests/MODULE.bazel
index 3b26bb0f..12d4840e 100644
--- a/tests/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/tests/MODULE.bazel
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ git_override(
     remote = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust.git",
 )
 
+# Temporary override until newer version is released to the central registry.
+# https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/commit/31549c1f0fbe850aee3d2b7dd7a1303952f7cd75
+git_override(
+    module_name = "rules_go",
+    commit = "31549c1f0fbe850aee3d2b7dd7a1303952f7cd75",
+    remote = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go.git",
+)
+
 go_sdk = use_extension("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:extensions.bzl", "go_sdk")
 go_sdk.download(
     name = "go_sdk",
diff --git a/tests/WORKSPACE b/tests/WORKSPACE
index c9035002..189d22a0 100644
--- a/tests/WORKSPACE
+++ b/tests/WORKSPACE
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ http_archive(
 
 # For testing rules_go.
 
+# Temporary override until newer version is released to the central registry.
+# https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/commit/31549c1f0fbe850aee3d2b7dd7a1303952f7cd75
 http_archive(
     name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
-    sha256 = "278b7ff5a826f3dc10f04feaf0b70d48b68748ccd512d7f98bf442077f043fe3",
-    urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.41.0/rules_go-v0.41.0.zip",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v0.41.0/rules_go-v0.41.0.zip",
-    ],
+    integrity = "sha256-8cixNZS5cm7qapSierAHoRQh8fA9dKMyFD5PBRvFgOY=",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_go-31549c1f0fbe850aee3d2b7dd7a1303952f7cd75",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/archive/31549c1f0fbe850aee3d2b7dd7a1303952f7cd75.tar.gz"],
 )
 
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:deps.bzl", "go_download_sdk", "go_rules_dependencies")
diff --git a/tests/scripts/run_external_tests.sh b/tests/scripts/run_external_tests.sh
index 7bd320d3..7e5bc8d5 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/run_external_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/run_external_tests.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cd "${scripts_dir}"
 # Generate some files needed for the tests.
 "${bazel}" query "${common_args[@]}" @io_bazel_rules_go//tests/core/cgo:dylib_test >/dev/null
 if [[ ${USE_BZLMOD} == "true" ]]; then
-  "$("${bazel}" info output_base)/external/rules_go~0.41.0/tests/core/cgo/generate_imported_dylib.sh"
+  "$("${bazel}" info output_base)/external/rules_go~override/tests/core/cgo/generate_imported_dylib.sh"
 else
   "$("${bazel}" info output_base)/external/io_bazel_rules_go/tests/core/cgo/generate_imported_dylib.sh"
 fi