diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1db9964d..7f33e06a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Validation Tooling tests
         run: |
           bazel test //validation/...
+      - name: Ensure correct dependency resolution
+        run: |
+          bazel mod deps --lockfile_mode=update
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 951555ca..e900e735 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "buildifier_prebuilt", version = "8.2.0.2")
 bazel_dep(name = "flatbuffers", version = "25.9.23")
 
+# flatbuffers depends on this transitively, but older grpc-java version
+# The main problem is that there the command `bazel mod deps` is broken, which
+# we want and need to support for dependant modules
+bazel_dep(name = "grpc-java", version = "1.75.0.bcr.1")
+
 ###############################################################################
 # CC Toolchain
 ###############################################################################