diff --git a/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl b/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl
index 8335b36ea..6454d9c50 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl
+++ b/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ def com_google_dagger_compiler():
           # TODO(jart): https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/2286
           # "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
           "    processor_class = \"dagger.internal.codegen.ComponentProcessor\",",
+          "    generates_api = 1,",
           "    tags = [",
           "        \"annotation=dagger.Component;genclass=${package}.Dagger${outerclasses}${classname}\",",
           "        \"annotation=dagger.producers.ProductionComponent;genclass=${package}.Dagger${outerclasses}${classname}\",",