diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 80ebeff6b6..6a6b52f856 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module(
 ## Core
 ###############################################################################
 
-bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.32.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.36.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.8.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.4")
diff --git a/cargo/private/cargo_bootstrap.bzl b/cargo/private/cargo_bootstrap.bzl
index 789f299bbd..7524dcf315 100644
--- a/cargo/private/cargo_bootstrap.bzl
+++ b/cargo/private/cargo_bootstrap.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """The `cargo_bootstrap` rule is used for bootstrapping cargo binaries in a repository rule."""
 
+load("@bazel_features//:features.bzl", "bazel_features")
 load("//cargo/private:cargo_utils.bzl", "get_rust_tools")
 load("//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_common")
 load("//rust/platform:triple.bzl", "get_host_triple")
@@ -237,6 +238,11 @@ def _cargo_bootstrap_repository_impl(repository_ctx):
         binary = built_binary,
     ))
 
+    if bazel_features.external_deps.repo_metadata_has_reproducible:
+        return repository_ctx.repo_metadata(reproducible = True)
+
+    return None
+
 cargo_bootstrap_repository = repository_rule(
     doc = "A rule for bootstrapping a Rust binary using [Cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/)",
     implementation = _cargo_bootstrap_repository_impl,
diff --git a/rust/repositories.bzl b/rust/repositories.bzl
index 8862d8856e..45cdf281aa 100644
--- a/rust/repositories.bzl
+++ b/rust/repositories.bzl
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ def rules_rust_dependencies():
     maybe(
         http_archive,
         name = "bazel_features",
-        sha256 = "af3d4fb1cf4f25942cb4a933b1ad93a0ea9fe9ee70c2af7f369fb72a67c266e5",
-        strip_prefix = "bazel_features-1.21.0",
-        url = "https://github.com/bazel-contrib/bazel_features/releases/download/v1.21.0/bazel_features-v1.21.0.tar.gz",
+        sha256 = "9390b391a68d3b24aef7966bce8556d28003fe3f022a5008efc7807e8acaaf1a",
+        strip_prefix = "bazel_features-1.36.0",
+        url = "https://github.com/bazel-contrib/bazel_features/releases/download/v1.36.0/bazel_features-v1.36.0.tar.gz",
     )
 
     maybe(