diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index ae3c120bb..0d91fe642 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ bzl_library(
         "//settings:stamp_manifest.bzl",
         "//third_party/bazel_json/lib:json_parser.bzl",
     ],
+    visibility = [
+        # This library is only visible to allow others who depend on
+        # `rules_jvm_external` to be able to document their code using
+        # stardoc.
+        "//visibility:public",
+    ],
 )
 
 genrule(