diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
index 03e0998e2..e33257dd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ jobs:
           build --config=$BUILD_CONFIG
           common --enable_bzlmod=${{ matrix.bzlmod }}
           EOF
-          cp .bazelrc.local rules_haskell_nix
-          cp .bazelrc.local rules_haskell_tests
       - name: Build & test - rules_haskell
         if: matrix.module == 'rules_haskell'
         uses: tweag/run-nix-shell@v0
@@ -208,7 +206,6 @@ jobs:
           $bzlmod_cache_silo_key
           common --enable_bzlmod=${{ matrix.bzlmod }}
           EOF
-          cp .bazelrc.local rules_haskell_tests
       - name: Build & test - rules_haskell
         if: matrix.module == 'rules_haskell'
         shell: bash
diff --git a/examples/.bazelrc b/examples/.bazelrc
deleted file mode 120000
index adb61980d..000000000
--- a/examples/.bazelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.bazelrc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/.bazelrc b/examples/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7a03c92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.common
+import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.bzlmod
+
+# Remote Cache Authentication
+# ---------------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.auth
+
+# User Configuration
+# ------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.local
diff --git a/examples/.bazelrc.bzlmod b/examples/.bazelrc.bzlmod
index e9e450bff..18583e59d 100644
--- a/examples/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+++ b/examples/.bazelrc.bzlmod
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+# Disable bzlmod explicitly by default, see https://github.com/tweag/rules_haskell/issues/1977
+common --noenable_bzlmod
+
 common:bzlmod --enable_bzlmod
-common:common --registry=file://%workspace%/../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+# Note, have to use /// to make Bazel not crash on Windows
+common:common --registry=file:///%workspace%/../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+
diff --git a/examples/.bazelrc.common b/examples/.bazelrc.common
deleted file mode 120000
index 95435188c..000000000
--- a/examples/.bazelrc.common
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.bazelrc.common
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/.bazelrc.local b/examples/.bazelrc.local
deleted file mode 120000
index 26089d660..000000000
--- a/examples/.bazelrc.local
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.bazelrc.local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/arm/.bazelrc b/examples/arm/.bazelrc
deleted file mode 120000
index c70ccda07..000000000
--- a/examples/arm/.bazelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../.bazelrc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/arm/.bazelrc b/examples/arm/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dd98cd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/arm/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import %workspace%/../../.bazelrc.common
+import %workspace%/../../.bazelrc.bzlmod
+
+# Remote Cache Authentication
+# ---------------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../../.bazelrc.auth
+
+# User Configuration
+# ------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../../.bazelrc.local
diff --git a/examples/arm/.bazelrc.bzlmod b/examples/arm/.bazelrc.bzlmod
index 0ba38989a..81d9666d4 100644
--- a/examples/arm/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+++ b/examples/arm/.bazelrc.bzlmod
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
-common:bzlmod --experimental_enable_bzlmod
-common:bzlmod --registry=file://%workspace%/../../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+# Disable bzlmod explicitly by default, see https://github.com/tweag/rules_haskell/issues/1977
+common --noenable_bzlmod
+
+common:bzlmod --enable_bzlmod
+# Note, have to use /// to make Bazel not crash on Windows
+common:common --registry=file:///%workspace%/../../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+
diff --git a/examples/arm/.bazelrc.common b/examples/arm/.bazelrc.common
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a250488a..000000000
--- a/examples/arm/.bazelrc.common
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../.bazelrc.common
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc b/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc
index 43a3ba1dd..c7a03c92e 100644
--- a/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc
+++ b/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.common
-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.bzlmod
+
+# Remote Cache Authentication
+# ---------------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.auth
 
 # User Configuration
 # ------------------
-try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.local
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.local
diff --git a/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc.bzlmod b/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc.bzlmod
index e04eb49e5..18583e59d 100644
--- a/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+++ b/rules_haskell_nix/.bazelrc.bzlmod
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-common:bzlmod --enable_bzlmod
+# Disable bzlmod explicitly by default, see https://github.com/tweag/rules_haskell/issues/1977
+common --noenable_bzlmod
 
+common:bzlmod --enable_bzlmod
 # Note, have to use /// to make Bazel not crash on Windows
 common:common --registry=file:///%workspace%/../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+
diff --git a/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc b/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc
index 43a3ba1dd..c7a03c92e 100644
--- a/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc
+++ b/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.common
-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.bzlmod
+
+# Remote Cache Authentication
+# ---------------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.auth
 
 # User Configuration
 # ------------------
-try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.local
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.local
diff --git a/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc.bzlmod b/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc.bzlmod
index 1f93e25d6..18583e59d 100644
--- a/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+++ b/rules_haskell_tests/.bazelrc.bzlmod
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 common --noenable_bzlmod
 
 common:bzlmod --enable_bzlmod
-
 # Note, have to use /// to make Bazel not crash on Windows
 common:common --registry=file:///%workspace%/../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+
diff --git a/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc b/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc
index 46552aed1..1c5d8e187 100644
--- a/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc
+++ b/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 import %workspace%/../../../../.bazelrc.common
 import %workspace%/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+
+# Remote Cache Authentication
+# ---------------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../../../../.bazelrc.auth
+
+# User Configuration
+# ------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../../../../.bazelrc.local
diff --git a/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc.bzlmod b/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc.bzlmod
index 583573e3a..a1dc3e0b4 100644
--- a/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+++ b/rules_haskell_tests/tests/bzlmod_runfiles/other_module/.bazelrc.bzlmod
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
-common:bzlmod --experimental_enable_bzlmod
-common:bzlmod --registry=file:%workspace%/../../../../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+# Disable bzlmod explicitly by default, see https://github.com/tweag/rules_haskell/issues/1977
+common --noenable_bzlmod
+
+common:bzlmod --enable_bzlmod
+# Note, have to use /// to make Bazel not crash on Windows
+common:common --registry=file:///%workspace%/../../../../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+
diff --git a/tutorial/.bazelrc b/tutorial/.bazelrc
deleted file mode 120000
index adb61980d..000000000
--- a/tutorial/.bazelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.bazelrc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorial/.bazelrc b/tutorial/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7a03c92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorial/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.common
+import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.bzlmod
+
+# Remote Cache Authentication
+# ---------------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.auth
+
+# User Configuration
+# ------------------
+try-import %workspace%/../.bazelrc.local
diff --git a/tutorial/.bazelrc.bzlmod b/tutorial/.bazelrc.bzlmod
index e9e450bff..18583e59d 100644
--- a/tutorial/.bazelrc.bzlmod
+++ b/tutorial/.bazelrc.bzlmod
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+# Disable bzlmod explicitly by default, see https://github.com/tweag/rules_haskell/issues/1977
+common --noenable_bzlmod
+
 common:bzlmod --enable_bzlmod
-common:common --registry=file://%workspace%/../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+# Note, have to use /// to make Bazel not crash on Windows
+common:common --registry=file:///%workspace%/../registry --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
+
diff --git a/tutorial/.bazelrc.common b/tutorial/.bazelrc.common
deleted file mode 120000
index 95435188c..000000000
--- a/tutorial/.bazelrc.common
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.bazelrc.common
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tutorial/.bazelrc.local b/tutorial/.bazelrc.local
deleted file mode 120000
index 26089d660..000000000
--- a/tutorial/.bazelrc.local
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../.bazelrc.local
\ No newline at end of file