diff --git a/rust-examples/05-deps-cargo/MODULE.bazel b/rust-examples/05-deps-cargo/MODULE.bazel
index f18e48e3..e2c3dec0 100644
--- a/rust-examples/05-deps-cargo/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/rust-examples/05-deps-cargo/MODULE.bazel
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@ crate.from_cargo(
     manifests = ["//:Cargo.toml"],
 )
 use_repo(crate, "crates")
+
+# Temporarily needed for Bazel@Head until it's not fixed in rules_rust.
+# Update with new release once fixed: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/issues/3962.
+archive_override(
+    module_name = "rules_rust",
+    patch_cmds = ["sed -i.bak 's/for key in dir(host_tools)/for key in [\"name\", \"version\", \"allocator_library\", \"dev_components\", \"edition\", \"rustfmt_version\", \"sha256s\", \"urls\"] if hasattr(host_tools, key)/' rust/extensions.bzl"],
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.65.0/rules_rust-0.65.0.tar.gz"],
+)
diff --git a/rust-examples/06-deps-direct/MODULE.bazel b/rust-examples/06-deps-direct/MODULE.bazel
index 3e6e2a28..f991b658 100644
--- a/rust-examples/06-deps-direct/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/rust-examples/06-deps-direct/MODULE.bazel
@@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ crate.spec(
 )
 crate.from_specs()
 use_repo(crate, "crates")
+
+# Temporarily needed for Bazel@Head until it's not fixed in rules_rust.
+# Update with new release once fixed: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/issues/3962.
+archive_override(
+    module_name = "rules_rust",
+    patch_cmds = ["sed -i.bak 's/for key in dir(host_tools)/for key in [\"name\", \"version\", \"allocator_library\", \"dev_components\", \"edition\", \"rustfmt_version\", \"sha256s\", \"urls\"] if hasattr(host_tools, key)/' rust/extensions.bzl"],
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.65.0/rules_rust-0.65.0.tar.gz"],
+)
diff --git a/rust-examples/07-deps-vendor/MODULE.bazel b/rust-examples/07-deps-vendor/MODULE.bazel
index 0717d26e..1f91d295 100644
--- a/rust-examples/07-deps-vendor/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/rust-examples/07-deps-vendor/MODULE.bazel
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ use_repo(rust, "rust_toolchains")
 register_toolchains("@rust_toolchains//:all")
 
 # Rust dependencies; see thirdparty/BUILD.bazel
+
+# Temporarily needed for Bazel@Head until it's not fixed in rules_rust.
+# Update with new release once fixed: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/issues/3962.
+archive_override(
+    module_name = "rules_rust",
+    patch_cmds = ["sed -i.bak 's/for key in dir(host_tools)/for key in [\"name\", \"version\", \"allocator_library\", \"dev_components\", \"edition\", \"rustfmt_version\", \"sha256s\", \"urls\"] if hasattr(host_tools, key)/' rust/extensions.bzl"],
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.65.0/rules_rust-0.65.0.tar.gz"],
+)
diff --git a/rust-examples/08-grpc-client-server/MODULE.bazel b/rust-examples/08-grpc-client-server/MODULE.bazel
index d715dc7f..b0eca635 100644
--- a/rust-examples/08-grpc-client-server/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/rust-examples/08-grpc-client-server/MODULE.bazel
@@ -115,3 +115,11 @@ crate.spec(
 )
 crate.from_specs()
 use_repo(crate, "crates")
+
+# Temporarily needed for Bazel@Head until it's not fixed in rules_rust.
+# Update with new release once fixed: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/issues/3962.
+archive_override(
+    module_name = "rules_rust",
+    patch_cmds = ["sed -i.bak 's/for key in dir(host_tools)/for key in [\"name\", \"version\", \"allocator_library\", \"dev_components\", \"edition\", \"rustfmt_version\", \"sha256s\", \"urls\"] if hasattr(host_tools, key)/' rust/extensions.bzl"],
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.65.0/rules_rust-0.65.0.tar.gz"],
+)
diff --git a/rust-examples/09-oci-container/MODULE.bazel b/rust-examples/09-oci-container/MODULE.bazel
index 96fc34e0..26ee8210 100644
--- a/rust-examples/09-oci-container/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/rust-examples/09-oci-container/MODULE.bazel
@@ -115,3 +115,11 @@ crate.spec(
 )
 crate.from_specs()
 use_repo(crate, "crates")
+
+# Temporarily needed for Bazel@Head until it's not fixed in rules_rust.
+# Update with new release once fixed: https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/issues/3962.
+archive_override(
+    module_name = "rules_rust",
+    patch_cmds = ["sed -i.bak 's/for key in dir(host_tools)/for key in [\"name\", \"version\", \"allocator_library\", \"dev_components\", \"edition\", \"rustfmt_version\", \"sha256s\", \"urls\"] if hasattr(host_tools, key)/' rust/extensions.bzl"],
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/releases/download/0.65.0/rules_rust-0.65.0.tar.gz"],
+)