diff --git a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/.bazelversion b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/.bazelversion
index 56b6be4eb..0c227fb88 100644
--- a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/.bazelversion
+++ b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.1
+9.*
diff --git a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/BUILD b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/BUILD
index 4dd0d2492..8b1cfb6b5 100644
--- a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/BUILD
+++ b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/BUILD
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_binary.bzl", "cc_binary")
 cc_binary(
     name = "main",
     srcs = ["main.cc"],
-    deps = ["@com_github_google_glog//:glog"],
+    deps = ["@abseil-cpp//absl/strings"],
 )
diff --git a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel
index 8dfe33813..17bd07c8c 100644
--- a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.17")
 
 # 1. The metadata of glog is fetched from the BCR, including its dependencies (gflags).
 # 2. The `repo_name` attribute allows users to reference this dependency via the `com_github_google_glog` repo name.
-bazel_dep(name = "glog", version = "0.5.0", repo_name = "com_github_google_glog")
+bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20240722.0")
diff --git a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/main.cc b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/main.cc
index 33c2a98c4..e006c7ad7 100644
--- a/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/main.cc
+++ b/bzlmod/01-depend_on_bazel_module/main.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-#include <glog/logging.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    // Initialize Google’s logging library.
-    google::InitGoogleLogging(argv[0]);
-
     int num_cookies = 42;
-    LOG(INFO) << "Found " << num_cookies << " cookies";
+    std::string s = absl::StrCat("Found ", num_cookies, " cookies");
+    std::cout << s << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/BUILD b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/BUILD
index 5d9b5339a..e54bbb7b7 100644
--- a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/BUILD
+++ b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/BUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cc_binary(
     name = "main",
     srcs = ["main.cc"],
     deps = [
-        "@com_github_google_glog//:glog",
         "@lib_a",
+        "@com_googlesource_re2//:re2",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel
index 56242f26e..d135f18d7 100644
--- a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/MODULE.bazel
@@ -3,25 +3,30 @@ module(
     version = "0.0.1",
 )
 
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.17")
-bazel_dep(name = "glog", version = "0.5.0", repo_name = "com_github_google_glog")
 
-# Override glog to a fork version with archive_override.
+# Override abseil-cpp to the 20250814.1 LTS version with archive_override.
+# This demonstrates how to use archive_override to point to a specific tarball.
+bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20240722.0")
 archive_override(
-    module_name = "glog",
-    integrity = "sha256-EH4o3n+qkfcsEFODkkRzs1/XAH9ej2V77gv05eplB5k=",
-    strip_prefix = "glog-9401faa19e0424791243827b8e95efd3d0d8db23",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/meteorcloudy/glog/archive/9401faa19e0424791243827b8e95efd3d0d8db23.tar.gz"],
+    module_name = "abseil-cpp",
+    integrity = "sha256-FpL3fRc5us8/lDNxiLeFg88JurfkINLcbFYFpPhnhaE=",
+    strip_prefix = "abseil-cpp-20250814.1",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/releases/download/20250814.1/abseil-cpp-20250814.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-# Override gflag to a fork version with git_override.
-# gflag is still an indirect dependency, the override itself doesn't give the root module visibility on gflags.
+# Override re2 to a specific commit with git_override.
+# This demonstrates how to use git_override to depend on a specific commit.
+bazel_dep(name = "re2", version = "2024-07-02", repo_name = "com_googlesource_re2")
 git_override(
-    module_name = "gflags",
-    commit = "95995169e86f3fedd19696df5b1811d441c462a2",
-    remote = "https://github.com/meteorcloudy/gflags.git",
+    module_name = "re2",
+    commit = "e7aec5985072c1dbe735add802653ef4b36c231a",
+    remote = "https://github.com/google/re2.git",
 )
 
+
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.17")
+
+
 # Patch bazel skylib 1.7.1 with a local patch file.
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1")
 single_version_override(
@@ -38,3 +43,5 @@ local_path_override(
     module_name = "lib_a",
     path = "./lib_a",
 )
+
+
diff --git a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/BUILD b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/BUILD
index 3e0947e4d..a08cd2aa4 100644
--- a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/BUILD
+++ b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/BUILD
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ cc_library(
     name = "lib_a",
     srcs = ["lib_a.cc"],
     hdrs = ["lib_a.h"],
-    deps = ["@com_github_google_glog//:glog"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
diff --git a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/MODULE.bazel b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/MODULE.bazel
index db015f796..f2b77e580 100644
--- a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ module(
 )
 
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.17")
-bazel_dep(name = "glog", version = "0.5.0", repo_name = "com_github_google_glog")
+
diff --git a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/lib_a.cc b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/lib_a.cc
index 9ad7f72ab..308c63488 100644
--- a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/lib_a.cc
+++ b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/lib_a/lib_a.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include <glog/logging.h>
+#include <iostream>
 
 void lib_a() {
-    LOG(INFO) << "Hello from module A!";
+    std::cout << "Hello from module A!" << std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/main.cc b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/main.cc
index 398fd0304..c2318ef29 100644
--- a/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/main.cc
+++ b/bzlmod/02-override_bazel_module/main.cc
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-#include <glog/logging.h>
-
+#include <iostream>
 #include "lib_a.h"
+#include "re2/re2.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    // Initialize Google’s logging library.
-    google::InitGoogleLogging(argv[0]);
-
-    LOG(INFO) << "Hello from the main module!";
+    std::cout << "Hello from the main module!" << std::endl;
     lib_a();
+
+    if (RE2::FullMatch("bazel", "b.*l")) {
+        std::cout << "RE2 match!" << std::endl;
+    }
 }