diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index 9d3ca1709..ff1742e09 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ tools_flags: &tools_flags
   ? "--incompatible_enable_android_toolchain_resolution=false"
   # Sandboxed SDK tools depend on libraries that require Java runtime 17 or higher.
   ? "--java_runtime_version=17"
+  ? "--android_platforms=//:armeabi-v7a"
 rules_flags: &rules_flags
   ? "--enable_bzlmod=false"
   ? "--incompatible_enable_android_toolchain_resolution=false"
+  ? "--android_platforms=//:armeabi-v7a"
 
 tools: &tools
   name: "Tools"
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index c3cb43f4b..c5109868e 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use_repo(
 )
 
 # python-related dependency setup
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.28.0", repo_name = "rules_python")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.29.0", repo_name = "rules_python")
 
 python = use_extension("@rules_python//python/extensions:python.bzl", "python")
 python.toolchain(
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 68bfc9ead..8e4e4d29f 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ maybe(
     name = "androidndk",
 )
 
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories")
+py_repositories()
+
 load("defs_dev.bzl", "rules_android_workspace")
 
 rules_android_workspace()
diff --git a/defs.bzl b/defs.bzl
index ac6ffcfba..c84bee840 100644
--- a/defs.bzl
+++ b/defs.bzl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ load("@rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies", "rules_jav
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_install")
 load("@rules_proto//proto:repositories.bzl", "rules_proto_dependencies", "rules_proto_toolchains")
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "pip_parse")
-load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "py_repositories", "python_register_toolchains")
+load("@rules_python//python:repositories.bzl", "python_register_toolchains")
 
 # Handle python pip requirements.
 load("//py_support:vendored_py_requirements.bzl", pip_install_deps = "install_deps")
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ def rules_android_workspace():
     rules_proto_dependencies()
     rules_proto_toolchains()
 
-    py_repositories()
-
     python_register_toolchains(
         name = "python3_11",
         # Available versions are listed in @rules_python//python:versions.bzl.
diff --git a/prereqs.bzl b/prereqs.bzl
index 1b35e71b7..ac3767bcc 100644
--- a/prereqs.bzl
+++ b/prereqs.bzl
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ def rules_android_prereqs(dev_mode = False):
     maybe(
         http_archive,
         name = "rules_python",
-        strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.23.1",
+        sha256 = "d71d2c67e0bce986e1c5a7731b4693226867c45bfe0b7c5e0067228a536fc580",
+        strip_prefix = "rules_python-0.29.0",
         urls = [
-            "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.23.1/rules_python-0.23.1.tar.gz",
-            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.23.1/rules_python-0.23.1.tar.gz",
+            "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.29.0/rules_python-0.29.0.tar.gz",
+            "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.29.0/rules_python-0.29.0.tar.gz",
         ],
-        sha256 = "84aec9e21cc56fbc7f1335035a71c850d1b9b5cc6ff497306f84cced9a769841",
     )
 
     _apksig_archive()
diff --git a/rules/android_binary_internal/attrs.bzl b/rules/android_binary_internal/attrs.bzl
index 0246ed44b..9d23d56d1 100644
--- a/rules/android_binary_internal/attrs.bzl
+++ b/rules/android_binary_internal/attrs.bzl
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ ATTRS = _attrs.replace(
                 default = "native",
                 values = ["native", "legacy", "manual_main_dex"],
             ),
+            user_link_flags = attr.string(
+                default = "-Wl,-soname",
+            ),
             _java_toolchain = attr.label(
                 default = Label("//tools/jdk:toolchain_android_only"),
             ),
diff --git a/rules/android_binary_internal/rule.bzl b/rules/android_binary_internal/rule.bzl
index cd18cbfa1..1bcfef9c3 100644
--- a/rules/android_binary_internal/rule.bzl
+++ b/rules/android_binary_internal/rule.bzl
@@ -97,4 +97,11 @@ def android_binary_internal_macro(**attrs):
     Args:
       **attrs: Rule attributes
     """
+    user_link_flags = select({
+        "@bazel_tools//src/conditions:darwin_x86_64": "-Wl,-install_name,lib{target_name}",
+        "@bazel_tools//src/conditions:darwin_arm64": "-Wl,-install_name,lib{target_name}",
+        "//conditions:default": "-Wl,-soname=lib{target_name}",
+    })
+    # if 'user_link_flags' not in attrs:
+    #     attrs["user_link_flags"] = user_link_flags
     android_binary_internal(**sanitize_attrs(attrs))
diff --git a/rules/native_deps.bzl b/rules/native_deps.bzl
index ab5885053..805917baf 100644
--- a/rules/native_deps.bzl
+++ b/rules/native_deps.bzl
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def process(ctx, filename, merged_native_libs = {}):
         )
         linker_input = cc_common.create_linker_input(
             owner = ctx.label,
-            user_link_flags = ["-Wl,-soname=lib" + actual_target_name],
+            user_link_flags = [ ctx.attr.user_link_flags.format(target_name = actual_target_name) ]
         )
         cc_info = cc_common.merge_cc_infos(
             cc_infos = _concat(
diff --git a/src/tools/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags_test.sh b/src/tools/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags_test.sh
index c8cc82ea6..3691fa5fe 100755
--- a/src/tools/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags_test.sh
+++ b/src/tools/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags/extract_desugar_pgcfg_flags_test.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ dummy_json_file="$(mktemp)"
 echo "{\"shrinker_config\": [\"-keepclassmembers a b c\", \"foobar\", \"-someflag 1 2 3\"], \"foo\": \"bar\"}" > "$dummy_json_file"
 
 # Dummy output dummy output file
-test_output_file="$(mktemp -p /tmp test.XXXX)"
-expected_output_file="$(mktemp -p /tmp golden.XXXX)"
+test_output_file="$(mktemp /tmp/test.XXXX)"
+expected_output_file="$(mktemp /tmp/golden.XXXX)"
 # Expected outcome is a\nb\nc
 echo -ne "-keepclassmembers a b c\nfoobar\n-someflag 1 2 3" > "$expected_output_file"