diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 5cc9a5bfc..d677e0abb 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 # These need needs to be consistent with their counterparts in build_extensions/axt_deps_versions.bzl.
 KOTLIN_VERSION = "2.1.0"
-KOTLINX_COROUTINES_VERSION = "1.7.1" 
-GRPC_VERSION = "1.68.1"
-# TODO(brettchabot): make this the same as GRPC_VERSION.
-# Tryng to do so results in `external/grpc-java~/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/ExceptionHandlingFrameWriter.java:147: error: [strict] Using type okio.Buffer from an indirect dependency (TOOL_INFO: "@maven//:com_squareup_okio_okio_jvm")`
-GRPC_MAVEN_VERSION = "1.54.1"
+KOTLINX_COROUTINES_VERSION = "1.10.1" 
+GRPC_VERSION = "1.71.0"
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.6.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.6")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.6.3")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.7")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_android", version = "0.6.3", repo_name = "build_bazel_rules_android")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_kotlin", version = "2.1.3", repo_name = "io_bazel_rules_kotlin")
-bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "29.0", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "29.3", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 bazel_dep(name = "grpc-java", version = GRPC_VERSION)
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_robolectric", version = "4.14.1.2", repo_name = "robolectric")
 
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ maven.install(
         "androidx.core:core:1.6.0",
         "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common:2.3.1",
         "androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.0",
-         "androidx.tracing:tracing:1.1.0",
+        "androidx.tracing:tracing:1.1.0",
         "androidx.window:window-java:1.1.0",
         "androidx.window:window-core:1.1.0",
         "com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.46",
@@ -54,12 +51,6 @@ maven.install(
         "com.google.dagger:dagger:2.46",
         "com.google.googlejavaformat:google-java-format:1.4",
         "com.squareup:javapoet:1.9.0",
-        "io.grpc:grpc-okhttp:%s" % GRPC_MAVEN_VERSION,
-        "io.grpc:grpc-api:%s" % GRPC_MAVEN_VERSION,
-        "io.grpc:grpc-stub:%s" % GRPC_MAVEN_VERSION,
-        "io.grpc:grpc-core:%s" % GRPC_MAVEN_VERSION,
-        "io.grpc:grpc-context:%s" % GRPC_MAVEN_VERSION,
-        "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf-lite:%s" % GRPC_MAVEN_VERSION,
         "junit:junit:4.13.2",
         "org.ccil.cowan.tagsoup:tagsoup:1.2.1",
         "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3",
diff --git a/build_extensions/axt_deps_versions.bzl b/build_extensions/axt_deps_versions.bzl
index b61d79a95..a0061dcf4 100644
--- a/build_extensions/axt_deps_versions.bzl
+++ b/build_extensions/axt_deps_versions.bzl
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 # Maven dependency versions
 ANDROIDX_ANNOTATION_VERSION = "1.7.0"
 KOTLIN_VERSION = "2.1.0"
-GRPC_VERSION = "1.54.1"  # needs to match WORKSPACE:GRPC_VERSION
+GRPC_VERSION = "1.71.0"
diff --git a/espresso/device/java/androidx/test/espresso/device/controller/emulator/BUILD b/espresso/device/java/androidx/test/espresso/device/controller/emulator/BUILD
index fcc194ac3..439e23482 100644
--- a/espresso/device/java/androidx/test/espresso/device/controller/emulator/BUILD
+++ b/espresso/device/java/androidx/test/espresso/device/controller/emulator/BUILD
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ kt_android_library(
         "//opensource/emulator/proto:emulator_controller_java_grpc",
         "//opensource/emulator/proto:emulator_controller_java_proto_lite",
         "//runner/monitor",
-        "@maven//:io_grpc_grpc_core",
-        "@maven//:io_grpc_grpc_okhttp",
-        "@maven//:io_grpc_grpc_stub",
+        "@@grpc-java~//okhttp:okhttp",
+        "@@grpc-java~//core",
+        "@@grpc-java~//stub",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/opensource/emulator/proto/BUILD b/opensource/emulator/proto/BUILD
index 67bc70b67..ca84de7de 100644
--- a/opensource/emulator/proto/BUILD
+++ b/opensource/emulator/proto/BUILD
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ java_grpc_library(
     deps = [
         ":emulator_controller_java_proto_lite",
         # explicitly depend on grpc-protobuf-lite so protobuf classes can be shaded
-        "@maven//:io_grpc_grpc_protobuf_lite",
+        "@grpc-java//protobuf-lite:protobuf-lite",
+        #"@maven//:io_grpc_grpc_protobuf_lite",
     ],
 )