diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 5a4b2f4..343a08e 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@
 
 py_repositories()
 
+load("@rules_python//python/local_toolchains:repos.bzl", "local_runtime_repo", "local_runtime_toolchains_repo")
+
+local_runtime_repo(
+    name = "local_python3",
+    interpreter_path = "python3",
+    on_failure = "fail",
+)
+
+local_runtime_toolchains_repo(
+    name = "local_toolchains",
+    runtimes = ["local_python3"],
+)
+
+register_toolchains("@local_toolchains//:all")
+
 # Bazel platform rules.
 http_archive(
     name = "platforms",