diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index ce59294879..d9a162e498 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/pkg:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "COMMON_REPLACEMENTS", "npm_package")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "COMMON_REPLACEMENTS", "npm_package")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ bzl_library(
     name = "bzl",
     srcs = [
         "declaration_provider.bzl",
-        "defs.bzl",
+        "index.bzl",
         "index.for_docs.bzl",
     ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 2fe7625783..2610d7969c 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies()
 # Setup rules_nodejs npm dependencies
 #
 
-load("//:defs.bzl", "npm_install", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_install", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/defs.bzl b/defs.bzl
index 6af55821c3..d3620bc131 100644
--- a/defs.bzl
+++ b/defs.bzl
@@ -41,19 +41,6 @@ npm_package = _npm_package
 npm_package_bin = _npm_bin
 # ANY RULES ADDED HERE SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED, see index.for_docs.bzl
 
-# Allows us to avoid a transitive dependency on bazel_skylib from leaking to users
-def dummy_bzl_library(name, **kwargs):
-    native.filegroup(name = name)
-
-# @unsorted-dict-items
-COMMON_REPLACEMENTS = {
-    # Replace loads from @bazel_skylib with the dummy rule above
-    "(load\\(\"@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl\", \"bzl_library\"\\))": "# bazel_skylib mocked out\n# $1\nload(\"@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl\", bzl_library = \"dummy_bzl_library\")",
-    # Cleanup up package.json @bazel/foobar package deps for published packages:
-    # "@bazel/foobar": "file:///..." => "@bazel/foobar": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER"
-    "\"@bazel/([a-zA-Z_-]+)\":\\s+\"(file|bazel)[^\"]+\"": "\"@bazel/$1\": \"0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER\"",
-}
-
 def node_modules_filegroup(packages, patterns = [], **kwargs):
     native.filegroup(
         srcs = native.glob(["/".join([
diff --git a/docs/Built-ins.md b/docs/Built-ins.md
index 399c88afba..acb9146dd5 100755
--- a/docs/Built-ins.md
+++ b/docs/Built-ins.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ See the `npm_install` and `yarn_install` rules, and the discussion in the README
 Example:
 
 ```
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories")
 node_repositories(package_json = ["//:package.json", "//subpkg:package.json"])
 ```
 
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ The npm_package rule creates a directory containing a publishable npm artifact.
 Example:
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_package")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_package")
 
 npm_package(
     name = "my_package",
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ npm_package(name, deps, packages, rename_build_files, replace_with_version, repl
 Produces several bundled JavaScript files using Rollup and terser.
 
 Load it with
-`load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")`
+`load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")`
 
 It performs this work in several separate processes:
 1. Call rollup on the original sources
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ early as possible. For example:
 
 ```
 # in WORKSPACE:
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_bazel_version")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "check_bazel_version")
 check_bazel_version("0.26.0")
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 752b1184a5..b2c3850a44 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ See [Built-ins]
 If you have installed the [rollup] package, you could write this rule:
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "rollup",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ See the `examples/parcel` example.
 We can reference a path in the local workspace to run a program we write.
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "example",
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index fb9c89e1c0..5b5bc5e477 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories")
 ```
 
 Now you can choose from a few options to finish installation.
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ If you'd like to use a version of NodeJS and/or Yarn that are not currently supp
 specify those in your `WORKSPACE`:
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories")
 
 # NOTE: this rule does NOT install your npm dependencies into your node_modules folder.
 # You must still run the package manager to do this.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Finally, you could check Node.js and Yarn into your repository, and not fetch
 them from the internet. This is what we do internally at Google.
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories")
 
 # Point node_repositories to use locally installed versions of Node.js and Yarn.
 # The vendored_node and vendored_yarn labels point to the extracted contents of
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ file:
 Using Yarn (preferred):
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ yarn_install(
 Using NPM:
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_install")
 
 npm_install(
     name = "npm",
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ common --experimental_allow_incremental_repository_updates
 You can then reference individual npm packages in your `BUILD` rules via:
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "bar",
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ with the `node_modules` attribute of nodejs rules.
 * `@npm//:node_modules` includes all packages under `node_modules` as well as the `.bin` folder
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "bar",
diff --git a/e2e/bazel_managed_deps/WORKSPACE b/e2e/bazel_managed_deps/WORKSPACE
index 1ed3b287fc..4c956177a7 100644
--- a/e2e/bazel_managed_deps/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/bazel_managed_deps/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
index 7a26ed9ab4..56f06c1b3b 100644
--- a/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 
 # Test for regressions to https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/issues/428
 # and https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/issues/438.
diff --git a/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/WORKSPACE b/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/WORKSPACE
index 5b92c853c1..ebc5ca87cb 100644
--- a/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/fine_grained_symlinks/WORKSPACE
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
 
 # This test needs to run with yarn 1.9.2 to test the fix for
 # https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/issues/438 and
diff --git a/e2e/jasmine/WORKSPACE b/e2e/jasmine/WORKSPACE
index ab4eb17433..21f3d69aaf 100644
--- a/e2e/jasmine/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/jasmine/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/karma/WORKSPACE b/e2e/karma/WORKSPACE
index e4d208b89e..bca79eeb6f 100644
--- a/e2e/karma/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/karma/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/karma_stack_trace/WORKSPACE b/e2e/karma_stack_trace/WORKSPACE
index b35bf26c3e..f08ad58c29 100644
--- a/e2e/karma_stack_trace/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/karma_stack_trace/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/karma_typescript/WORKSPACE b/e2e/karma_typescript/WORKSPACE
index 51fcee2b0f..534bc7cb4b 100644
--- a/e2e/karma_typescript/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/karma_typescript/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
index 4e5598d3e6..bdae16a513 100644
--- a/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
diff --git a/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE b/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE
index 0cea8c5390..8f2d356af5 100644
--- a/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/node_loader_no_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
 
 node_repositories(preserve_symlinks = False)
 
diff --git a/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
index 4e5598d3e6..bdae16a513 100644
--- a/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
diff --git a/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE b/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE
index d2ad02b18f..c4ab6e43be 100644
--- a/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/node_loader_preserve_symlinks/WORKSPACE
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel
index 1ded6ef548..a440b36107 100644
--- a/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 
 # This is like a "js_library", but there are no actions to run on JS files so a
 # filegroup is semantically equivalent.
diff --git a/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE b/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE
index 1d96fcfced..4e3d4a67f9 100644
--- a/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_rules_nodejs_version", "node_repositories")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "check_rules_nodejs_version", "node_repositories")
 
 # Test that check_rules_nodejs_version works as expected
 check_rules_nodejs_version(minimum_version_string = "0.11.2")
diff --git a/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl b/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl
index 2359ae82c3..89dce1602b 100644
--- a/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl
+++ b/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """Helper function to setup @e2e_packages workspace.
 """
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_install", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_install", "yarn_install")
 
 def e2e_packages_setup_workspace():
     """Node repositories for @e2e_packagess
diff --git a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/BUILD b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/BUILD
index 33aa392d23..ecf405b082 100644
--- a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/BUILD
+++ b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 
 nodejs_test(
     name = "test",
diff --git a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/WORKSPACE b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/WORKSPACE
index 07d23108f9..c35c4f537b 100644
--- a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_npm/WORKSPACE
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies")
 
 rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies()
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_install")
 
 npm_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/BUILD b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/BUILD
index 33aa392d23..ecf405b082 100644
--- a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/BUILD
+++ b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 
 nodejs_test(
     name = "test",
diff --git a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/WORKSPACE b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/WORKSPACE
index 0188fa04ed..ff567b7fec 100644
--- a/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/symlinked_node_modules_yarn/WORKSPACE
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies")
 
 rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies()
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/ts_auto_deps/WORKSPACE b/e2e/ts_auto_deps/WORKSPACE
index 597c1a0d97..9eb734c837 100644
--- a/e2e/ts_auto_deps/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/ts_auto_deps/WORKSPACE
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies")
 
 rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies()
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/ts_devserver/WORKSPACE b/e2e/ts_devserver/WORKSPACE
index 102985270a..ca50468380 100644
--- a/e2e/ts_devserver/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/ts_devserver/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/typescript/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/typescript/BUILD.bazel
index 7a1dd6b4d3..aa99a7b9fe 100644
--- a/e2e/typescript/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/typescript/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 load("@npm_bazel_typescript//:index.bzl", "ts_library")
 
diff --git a/e2e/typescript/WORKSPACE b/e2e/typescript/WORKSPACE
index 4eced510cf..99d3817384 100644
--- a/e2e/typescript/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/typescript/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/webapp/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/webapp/BUILD.bazel
index 6ad481e124..b223d68d6c 100644
--- a/e2e/webapp/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/webapp/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 load("@npm_bazel_rollup//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@npm_bazel_terser//:index.bzl", "terser_minified")
 
diff --git a/e2e/webapp/WORKSPACE b/e2e/webapp/WORKSPACE
index c20a1a5c14..280a751bdb 100644
--- a/e2e/webapp/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/webapp/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/e2e/webpack/WORKSPACE b/e2e/webpack/WORKSPACE
index 5d3b3b6d62..aa822b05d4 100644
--- a/e2e/webpack/WORKSPACE
+++ b/e2e/webpack/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/examples/angular/WORKSPACE b/examples/angular/WORKSPACE
index 34481dce27..5ac2b08208 100644
--- a/examples/angular/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/angular/WORKSPACE
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ http_archive(
 )
 
 # Check the bazel version and download npm dependencies
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_bazel_version", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "check_bazel_version", "yarn_install")
 
 # Bazel version must be at least the following version because:
 #   - 0.27.0 Adds managed directories support
diff --git a/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel b/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel
index fa693b8194..a33eeb0338 100644
--- a/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/web_package:web_package.bzl", "web_package")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//container:container.bzl", "container_image")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//nodejs:image.bzl", "nodejs_image")
diff --git a/examples/app/BUILD.bazel b/examples/app/BUILD.bazel
index 8c45ec440c..c5f9500b15 100644
--- a/examples/app/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/app/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/web_package:web_package.bzl", "web_package")
 load("@npm//http-server:index.bzl", "http_server")
 load("@npm_bazel_protractor//:index.bzl", "protractor_web_test_suite")
diff --git a/examples/app/WORKSPACE b/examples/app/WORKSPACE
index 51219dce97..324fba8a21 100644
--- a/examples/app/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/app/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/BUILD.bazel b/examples/kotlin/BUILD.bazel
index af44b5556d..cc0451aa0a 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/kotlin/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Add rules here to build your software
 # See https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/build-ref.html#BUILD_files
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/web_package:web_package.bzl", "web_package")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_kotlin//kotlin:kotlin.bzl", "kt_js_import", "kt_js_library")
 load("@npm//http-server:index.bzl", "http_server")
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/WORKSPACE b/examples/kotlin/WORKSPACE
index 1977d8a3cf..8bb31ded09 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/kotlin/WORKSPACE
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ http_archive(
 )
 
 # Install external npm dependencies
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_install")
 
 npm_install(
     # Name this npm so that Bazel Label references look like @npm//package
diff --git a/examples/nestjs/WORKSPACE b/examples/nestjs/WORKSPACE
index 0bdadff2dc..1b111b9ffd 100644
--- a/examples/nestjs/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/nestjs/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/examples/nestjs/src/BUILD.bazel b/examples/nestjs/src/BUILD.bazel
index b3eb7f76be..42e9996435 100644
--- a/examples/nestjs/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/nestjs/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ts_library(
     ],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 # bazel run //src:server -- --port=4000
 # TODO(gregmagolan): add test for nest server with protractor rule once it is brought in
diff --git a/examples/parcel/WORKSPACE b/examples/parcel/WORKSPACE
index 0ef5587029..ea48266ffc 100644
--- a/examples/parcel/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/parcel/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_install")
 
 npm_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/examples/protocol_buffers/BUILD.bazel b/examples/protocol_buffers/BUILD.bazel
index f09071a23a..2416533ccf 100644
--- a/examples/protocol_buffers/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/protocol_buffers/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@npm//http-server:index.bzl", "http_server")
 load("@npm_bazel_labs//:index.bzl", "ts_proto_library")
 load("@npm_bazel_protractor//:index.bzl", "protractor_web_test_suite")
diff --git a/examples/protocol_buffers/WORKSPACE b/examples/protocol_buffers/WORKSPACE
index 54ce498541..3feb079ac2 100644
--- a/examples/protocol_buffers/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/protocol_buffers/WORKSPACE
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.9.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/examples/user_managed_deps/BUILD.bazel b/examples/user_managed_deps/BUILD.bazel
index e0580f7bc1..eb856516dc 100644
--- a/examples/user_managed_deps/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/user_managed_deps/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/common:typescript_mock_lib.bzl", "mock_typescript_lib")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 
diff --git a/examples/user_managed_deps/WORKSPACE b/examples/user_managed_deps/WORKSPACE
index fc55cfc03e..daf4002d38 100644
--- a/examples/user_managed_deps/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/user_managed_deps/WORKSPACE
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies")
 
 rules_nodejs_dev_dependencies()
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories")
 
 # Install a hermetic version of node.
 # After this is run, these labels will be available:
diff --git a/examples/vendored_node/WORKSPACE b/examples/vendored_node/WORKSPACE
index 813a499575..d63c27aaf3 100644
--- a/examples/vendored_node/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/vendored_node/WORKSPACE
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://nodejs.org/dist/v10.12.0/node-v10.12.0-linux-x64.tar.xz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories", "npm_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories", "npm_install")
 
 # This example only works on linux as it downloads the linux node distribution
 # TODO(gregmagolan): make node_repositories acccept different archives for different platforms
diff --git a/examples/vendored_node_and_yarn/WORKSPACE b/examples/vendored_node_and_yarn/WORKSPACE
index 08c61f9f7a..25ff63b70b 100644
--- a/examples/vendored_node_and_yarn/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/vendored_node_and_yarn/WORKSPACE
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/releases/download/v1.10.0/yarn-v1.10.0.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
 
 # This example only works on linux as it downloads the linux node distribution
 # TODO(gregmagolan): make node_repositories acccept different archives for different platforms
diff --git a/examples/web_testing/WORKSPACE b/examples/web_testing/WORKSPACE
index 81adb30f24..7b1565270e 100644
--- a/examples/web_testing/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/web_testing/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/examples/webapp/WORKSPACE b/examples/webapp/WORKSPACE
index 6581ce8536..d6d20e4538 100644
--- a/examples/webapp/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/webapp/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/examples/worker/BUILD.bazel b/examples/worker/BUILD.bazel
index a79c3b70bd..f81b1eb6d3 100644
--- a/examples/worker/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/worker/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load(":uses_workers.bzl", "work")
 
 # This is our program that we want to run as a worker
diff --git a/examples/worker/WORKSPACE b/examples/worker/WORKSPACE
index 05ab69df5f..0a20177295 100644
--- a/examples/worker/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/worker/WORKSPACE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ http_archive(
     urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/releases/download/0.37.1/rules_nodejs-0.37.1.tar.gz"],
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 yarn_install(
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/index.bzl b/index.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b01b10044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# Copyright 2017 The Bazel Authors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Public API surface is re-exported here.
+
+Users should not load files under "/internal"
+"""
+
+load("//internal/common:check_bazel_version.bzl", _check_bazel_version = "check_bazel_version")
+load("//internal/common:check_version.bzl", "check_version")
+load("//internal/jasmine_node_test:jasmine_node_test.bzl", _jasmine_node_test = "jasmine_node_test")
+load(
+    "//internal/node:node.bzl",
+    _nodejs_binary = "nodejs_binary",
+    _nodejs_test = "nodejs_test",
+)
+load("//internal/node:node_repositories.bzl", _node_repositories = "node_repositories")
+load("//internal/node:npm_package_bin.bzl", _npm_bin = "npm_package_bin")
+load("//internal/npm_install:npm_install.bzl", _npm_install = "npm_install", _yarn_install = "yarn_install")
+load("//internal/npm_package:npm_package.bzl", _npm_package = "npm_package")
+load("//internal/rollup:rollup_bundle.bzl", _rollup_bundle = "rollup_bundle")
+
+check_bazel_version = _check_bazel_version
+nodejs_binary = _nodejs_binary
+nodejs_test = _nodejs_test
+node_repositories = _node_repositories
+jasmine_node_test = _jasmine_node_test
+rollup_bundle = _rollup_bundle
+npm_package = _npm_package
+npm_package_bin = _npm_bin
+# ANY RULES ADDED HERE SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED, see index.for_docs.bzl
+
+# Allows us to avoid a transitive dependency on bazel_skylib from leaking to users
+def dummy_bzl_library(name, **kwargs):
+    native.filegroup(name = name)
+
+# @unsorted-dict-items
+COMMON_REPLACEMENTS = {
+    # Replace loads from @bazel_skylib with the dummy rule above
+    "(load\\(\"@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl\", \"bzl_library\"\\))": "# bazel_skylib mocked out\n# $1\nload(\"@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl\", bzl_library = \"dummy_bzl_library\")",
+    # Cleanup up package.json @bazel/foobar package deps for published packages:
+    # "@bazel/foobar": "file:///..." => "@bazel/foobar": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER"
+    "\"@bazel/([a-zA-Z_-]+)\":\\s+\"(file|bazel)[^\"]+\"": "\"@bazel/$1\": \"0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER\"",
+}
+
+def node_modules_filegroup(packages, patterns = [], **kwargs):
+    native.filegroup(
+        srcs = native.glob(["/".join([
+            "node_modules",
+            pkg,
+            "**",
+            ext,
+        ]) for pkg in packages for ext in [
+            "*.js",
+            "*.json",
+            "*.d.ts",
+        ]] + patterns),
+        **kwargs
+    )
+
+def npm_install(**kwargs):
+    # Just in case the user didn't install nodejs, do it now
+    _node_repositories()
+    _npm_install(**kwargs)
+
+def yarn_install(**kwargs):
+    # Just in case the user didn't install nodejs, do it now
+    _node_repositories()
+    _yarn_install(**kwargs)
+
+# This version is synced with the version in package.json.
+# It will be automatically synced via the npm "version" script
+# that is run when running `npm version` during the release
+# process. See `Releasing` section in README.md.
+VERSION = "0.37.1"
+
+# Currently supported Bazel version. This version is what he rules here are tested
+# against. It is also the version used when testing nested workspaces with
+# bazel_integration_test. In the future, after an LTS version of Bazel is released
+# we will test against multiple versions.
+# This version should be updated together with the version of the @bazel/bazel
+# package in package.json. This is asserted in //internal:package_json_test.
+BAZEL_VERSION = "0.28.1"
+
+def check_rules_nodejs_version(minimum_version_string):
+    """
+    Verify that a minimum build_bazel_rules_nodejs is loaded a WORKSPACE.
+
+    This should be called from the `WORKSPACE` file so that the build fails as
+    early as possible. For example:
+
+    ```
+    # in WORKSPACE:
+    load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "check_rules_nodejs_version")
+    check_rules_nodejs_version("0.11.2")
+    ```
+
+    Args:
+      minimum_version_string: a string indicating the minimum version
+    """
+    if not check_version(VERSION, minimum_version_string):
+        fail("\nCurrent build_bazel_rules_nodejs version is {}, expected at least {}\n".format(
+            VERSION,
+            minimum_version_string,
+        ))
diff --git a/index.for_docs.bzl b/index.for_docs.bzl
index 5f4425f169..886258b3ab 100644
--- a/index.for_docs.bzl
+++ b/index.for_docs.bzl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 """"Symbols that should have their API docs generated by stardoc
 
-This differs from :defs.bzl because we don't have wrapping macros that hide the real doc"""
+This differs from :index.bzl because we don't have wrapping macros that hide the real doc"""
 
 load("//internal/common:check_bazel_version.bzl", _check_bazel_version = "check_bazel_version")
 load("//internal/node:node.bzl", _nodejs_binary = "nodejs_binary", _nodejs_test = "nodejs_test")
diff --git a/internal/BUILD.bazel b/internal/BUILD.bazel
index 4531b62caa..9d7f691018 100644
--- a/internal/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("//:defs.bzl", "BAZEL_VERSION", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "BAZEL_VERSION", "nodejs_test")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
diff --git a/internal/bazel_integration_test/BUILD.bazel b/internal/bazel_integration_test/BUILD.bazel
index a013479acc..8f1ce697a9 100644
--- a/internal/bazel_integration_test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/bazel_integration_test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
diff --git a/internal/bazel_integration_test/bazel_integration_test.bzl b/internal/bazel_integration_test/bazel_integration_test.bzl
index 4a770c4859..e29ad6948f 100644
--- a/internal/bazel_integration_test/bazel_integration_test.bzl
+++ b/internal/bazel_integration_test/bazel_integration_test.bzl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """Bazel integration testing
 """
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "BAZEL_VERSION")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "BAZEL_VERSION")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//packages:index.bzl", "NPM_PACKAGES")
 load("//internal/common:windows_utils.bzl", "BATCH_RLOCATION_FUNCTION", "is_windows")
 
diff --git a/internal/check_package_json.js b/internal/check_package_json.js
index 5bb0b5fb8d..ec0a1ced2c 100644
--- a/internal/check_package_json.js
+++ b/internal/check_package_json.js
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ const [BAZEL_VERSION] = require('fs').readFileSync(paramsFile, 'utf-8').split(/\
 
 const packageJson = require('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/package.json');
 
-// Test that the BAZEL_VERSION defined in //:defs.bzl is in sync with the @bazel/bazel
+// Test that the BAZEL_VERSION defined in //:index.bzl is in sync with the @bazel/bazel
 // version in //:pacakge.json
 if (packageJson['devDependencies']['@bazel/bazel'] !== `^${BAZEL_VERSION}`) {
   console.error(`package.json @bazel/bazel '${
       packageJson['devDependencies']
-                 ['@bazel/bazel']}' does not match BAZEL_VERSION in //:defs.bzl '${
+                 ['@bazel/bazel']}' does not match BAZEL_VERSION in //:index.bzl '${
       BAZEL_VERSION}'`);
   process.exitCode = 1;
 }
diff --git a/internal/common/check_bazel_version.bzl b/internal/common/check_bazel_version.bzl
index 4029f6a7e5..7e6cfd64e4 100644
--- a/internal/common/check_bazel_version.bzl
+++ b/internal/common/check_bazel_version.bzl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def check_bazel_version(minimum_bazel_version, message = ""):
 
     ```
     # in WORKSPACE:
-    load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_bazel_version")
+    load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "check_bazel_version")
     check_bazel_version("0.26.0")
     ```
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def check_bazel_version_range(minimum_bazel_version, maximum_bazel_version, mess
 
     ```
     # in WORKSPACE:
-    load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_bazel_version_range")
+    load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "check_bazel_version_range")
     check_bazel_version_range("0.11.0", "0.22.0")
     ```
 
diff --git a/internal/golden_file_test/golden_file_test.bzl b/internal/golden_file_test/golden_file_test.bzl
index f7d091da45..7f12a5b671 100644
--- a/internal/golden_file_test/golden_file_test.bzl
+++ b/internal/golden_file_test/golden_file_test.bzl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "Convenience for testing that an output matches a file"
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "nodejs_test")
 
 def golden_file_test(name, golden, actual, **kwargs):
     """Tests an actual output against a golden output.
diff --git a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
index a9177d523f..2047d8819f 100644
--- a/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/node_repositories.bzl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ See the `npm_install` and `yarn_install` rules, and the discussion in the README
 Example:
 
 ```
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "node_repositories")
 node_repositories(package_json = ["//:package.json", "//subpkg:package.json"])
 ```
 
diff --git a/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel b/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel
index befd98bed8..9f920de769 100644
--- a/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "nodejs_test", "npm_package_bin")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "nodejs_test", "npm_package_bin")
 load("//internal/js_library:js_library.bzl", "js_library")
 load("//third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib:rules/copy_file.bzl", "copy_file")
 load("//third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib:rules/write_file.bzl", "write_file")
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/BUILD.bazel b/internal/npm_install/BUILD.bazel
index 032f5dbb77..4e6f752983 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/npm_install/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 bzl_library(
     name = "bzl",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js b/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js
index f29fe40d94..e7e229f3c2 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js
+++ b/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ function printPackageBin(pkg) {
   let result = '';
   const executables = _findExecutables(pkg);
   if (executables.size) {
-    result = `load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+    result = `load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 `;
     const data = [`//${pkg._dir}:${pkg._name}`];
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ function printIndexBzl(pkg) {
   let result = '';
   const executables = _findExecutables(pkg);
   if (executables.size) {
-    result = `load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "npm_package_bin")
+    result = `load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "npm_package_bin")
 
 `;
     const data = [`@${WORKSPACE}//${pkg._dir}:${pkg._name}`];
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/BUILD.bazel b/internal/npm_install/test/BUILD.bazel
index 1c1ccae1a1..22d38bb19e 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/npm_install:npm_umd_bundle.bzl", "npm_umd_bundle")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden
index 0581c9b23e..046d3b50f8 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "test",
     entry_point = "//:node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/@bin/test.js",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/index.bzl.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/index.bzl.golden
index 6115a6304b..d29d8dc43d 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/index.bzl.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/@gregmagolan/test-a/index.bzl.golden
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "npm_package_bin")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "npm_package_bin")
 def test(**kwargs):
     output_dir = kwargs.pop("output_dir", False)
     if "outs" in kwargs or output_dir:
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden
index 7676d8ee0c..6bd5143235 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/bin/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "jasmine",
     entry_point = "//:node_modules/jasmine/bin/jasmine.js",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/index.bzl.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/index.bzl.golden
index f2d50687aa..283fbf630b 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/index.bzl.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/jasmine/index.bzl.golden
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "npm_package_bin")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "npm_package_bin")
 def jasmine(**kwargs):
     output_dir = kwargs.pop("output_dir", False)
     if "outs" in kwargs or output_dir:
diff --git a/internal/npm_package/BUILD.bazel b/internal/npm_package/BUILD.bazel
index 875c18c560..5d44da157d 100644
--- a/internal/npm_package/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/npm_package/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
diff --git a/internal/npm_package/npm_package.bzl b/internal/npm_package/npm_package.bzl
index 72a4920c54..0cbf203781 100644
--- a/internal/npm_package/npm_package.bzl
+++ b/internal/npm_package/npm_package.bzl
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ npm_package = rule(
 Example:
 
 ```python
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_package")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_package")
 
 npm_package(
     name = "my_package",
diff --git a/internal/npm_package/test/BUILD.bazel b/internal/npm_package/test/BUILD.bazel
index 618a8c479d..a7d6513883 100644
--- a/internal/npm_package/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/npm_package/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_package")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_package")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 load("//internal/common:typescript_mock_lib.bzl", "mock_typescript_lib")
 load("//third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib:rules/write_file.bzl", "write_file")
diff --git a/internal/rollup/BUILD.bazel b/internal/rollup/BUILD.bazel
index 866608a0fd..e988c406b2 100644
--- a/internal/rollup/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/rollup/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2.0
 
diff --git a/internal/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl b/internal/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl
index c04db441e4..bbffa23185 100644
--- a/internal/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl
+++ b/internal/rollup/rollup_bundle.bzl
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ rollup_bundle = rule(
     doc = """Produces several bundled JavaScript files using Rollup and terser.
 
 Load it with
-`load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")`
+`load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")`
 
 It performs this work in several separate processes:
 1. Call rollup on the original sources
diff --git a/internal/rollup/test/rollup/BUILD.bazel b/internal/rollup/test/rollup/BUILD.bazel
index 5b5eba89d8..0eda7f6b1a 100644
--- a/internal/rollup/test/rollup/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/rollup/test/rollup/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
-load("//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 
 # Tests in the new implementation want to reuse the golden files
 exports_files(glob(["*.js_"]))
diff --git a/internal/rollup/test/rollup_code_splitting/BUILD.bazel b/internal/rollup/test/rollup_code_splitting/BUILD.bazel
index 142087f95d..eeee850026 100644
--- a/internal/rollup/test/rollup_code_splitting/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/rollup/test/rollup_code_splitting/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 
 rollup_bundle(
diff --git a/internal/rollup/test/rollup_fine_grained_deps/BUILD.bazel b/internal/rollup/test/rollup_fine_grained_deps/BUILD.bazel
index d0611dadf6..711f32fda0 100644
--- a/internal/rollup/test/rollup_fine_grained_deps/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/rollup/test/rollup_fine_grained_deps/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 
 # You can have a rollup_bundle with no node_modules attribute
diff --git a/internal/web_package/BUILD.bazel b/internal/web_package/BUILD.bazel
index e8626f2513..9b4201be66 100644
--- a/internal/web_package/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/web_package/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 # BEGIN-INTERNAL
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
diff --git a/internal/web_package/test/BUILD.bazel b/internal/web_package/test/BUILD.bazel
index 84b66fcf94..ffa5da7ff8 100644
--- a/internal/web_package/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/web_package/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/web_package:web_package.bzl", "web_package")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 
diff --git a/internal/web_package/test2/BUILD.bazel b/internal/web_package/test2/BUILD.bazel
index 6350257476..cfa7f88995 100644
--- a/internal/web_package/test2/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/web_package/test2/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/web_package:web_package.bzl", "web_package")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 971471037c..c7afca0086 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         "format": "git-clang-format",
         "format-all": "clang-format --glob='{internal/**/,examples/**/}*.{js,ts}' -i",
         "skydoc": "bazel build //docs && cp -f dist/bin/docs/*.md docs",
-        "version": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s && node ./scripts/on-version.js && bazel build //:release && node ./scripts/on-release.js && git stage defs.bzl docs/install.md packages/create/index.js README.md CHANGELOG.md e2e/*/WORKSPACE examples/*/WORKSPACE"
+        "version": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s && node ./scripts/on-version.js && bazel build //:release && node ./scripts/on-release.js && git stage defs.bzl index.bzl docs/install.md packages/create/index.js README.md CHANGELOG.md e2e/*/WORKSPACE examples/*/WORKSPACE"
     },
     "husky": {
         "hooks": {
diff --git a/packages/create/index.js b/packages/create/index.js
index 58d084a627..7f66fcba1c 100644
--- a/packages/create/index.js
+++ b/packages/create/index.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function main(argv, error = console.error, log = console.log) {
   const yarnInstallCmd =
       `# The yarn_install rule runs yarn anytime the package.json or yarn.lock file changes.
 # It also extracts and installs any Bazel rules distributed in an npm package.
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 yarn_install(
     # Name this npm so that Bazel Label references look like @npm//package
     name = "npm",
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ yarn_install(
   const npmInstallCmd =
       `# The npm_install rule runs yarn anytime the package.json or package-lock.json file changes.
 # It also extracts any Bazel rules distributed in an npm package.
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "npm_install")
 npm_install(
     # Name this npm so that Bazel Label references look like @npm//package
     name = "npm",
diff --git a/packages/jasmine/docs/BUILD.bazel b/packages/jasmine/docs/BUILD.bazel
index 60bb010bdd..556c0544f7 100644
--- a/packages/jasmine/docs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/jasmine/docs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 load("//tools/stardoc:index.bzl", "stardoc")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/packages/karma/docs/BUILD.bazel b/packages/karma/docs/BUILD.bazel
index 9224264175..6cbcd6523f 100644
--- a/packages/karma/docs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/karma/docs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 load("//tools/stardoc:index.bzl", "stardoc")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/packages/karma/src/BUILD.bazel b/packages/karma/src/BUILD.bazel
index 10c6ca126e..a41ef4ab59 100644
--- a/packages/karma/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/karma/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # Parts of this BUILD file only necessary when building from source.
 # The generated `@bazel/karma` npm package contains a trimmed BUILD file using INTERNAL fences.
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@npm_bazel_typescript//:index.from_src.bzl", "ts_library")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/packages/labs/src/package.bzl b/packages/labs/src/package.bzl
index 114ae9bab3..636bc63ef7 100644
--- a/packages/labs/src/package.bzl
+++ b/packages/labs/src/package.bzl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "Install toolchain dependencies"
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "yarn_install")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "yarn_install")
 
 def npm_bazel_labs_dependencies():
     yarn_install(
diff --git a/packages/labs/src/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel b/packages/labs/src/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel
index 48f12af2f5..0fe0742ecd 100644
--- a/packages/labs/src/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/labs/src/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/js_library:js_library.bzl", "js_library")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/packages/labs/src/webpack/BUILD.bazel b/packages/labs/src/webpack/BUILD.bazel
index 2f2d2fcf77..b88b3577cf 100644
--- a/packages/labs/src/webpack/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/labs/src/webpack/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # BEGIN-INTERNAL
 # Parts of this BUILD file only necessary when building from source.
 # The generated `@bazel/labs` npm package contains a trimmed BUILD file using INTERNAL fences.
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@npm_bazel_typescript//:index.from_src.bzl", "ts_library")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/packages/protractor/docs/BUILD.bazel b/packages/protractor/docs/BUILD.bazel
index 1322db734a..3d1521037a 100644
--- a/packages/protractor/docs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/protractor/docs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 load("//tools/stardoc:index.bzl", "stardoc")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/packages/protractor/src/protractor_web_test.bzl b/packages/protractor/src/protractor_web_test.bzl
index 1f261342d8..69dfa02b98 100644
--- a/packages/protractor/src/protractor_web_test.bzl
+++ b/packages/protractor/src/protractor_web_test.bzl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 "Run end-to-end tests with Protractor"
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/common:sources_aspect.bzl", "sources_aspect")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/common:windows_utils.bzl", "create_windows_native_launcher_script", "is_windows")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_webtesting//web:web.bzl", "web_test_suite")
diff --git a/packages/protractor/test/protractor-2/BUILD.bazel b/packages/protractor/test/protractor-2/BUILD.bazel
index 67930cad17..fb49f3e4ee 100644
--- a/packages/protractor/test/protractor-2/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/protractor/test/protractor-2/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "rollup_bundle")
 load("@npm//http-server:index.bzl", "http_server")
 load("@npm_bazel_protractor//:index.from_src.bzl", "protractor_web_test_suite")
 load("@npm_bazel_typescript//:index.bzl", "ts_config")
diff --git a/packages/protractor/test/protractor-utils/BUILD.bazel b/packages/protractor/test/protractor-utils/BUILD.bazel
index 8c50c874fe..4319748387 100644
--- a/packages/protractor/test/protractor-utils/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/protractor/test/protractor-utils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@npm_bazel_jasmine//:index.from_src.bzl", "jasmine_node_test")
 load("@npm_bazel_typescript//:index.from_src.bzl", "ts_library")
 
diff --git a/packages/terser/src/BUILD.bazel b/packages/terser/src/BUILD.bazel
index c152356ded..f10fa77853 100644
--- a/packages/terser/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/terser/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
diff --git a/packages/typescript/docs/BUILD.bazel b/packages/typescript/docs/BUILD.bazel
index 22e319135e..5e966993aa 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/docs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/typescript/docs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_test")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_test")
 load("//tools/stardoc:index.bzl", "stardoc")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
diff --git a/packages/typescript/replacements.bzl b/packages/typescript/replacements.bzl
index c625860a03..06081bcbca 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/replacements.bzl
+++ b/packages/typescript/replacements.bzl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """Replacements for @npm/typescript package
 """
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "COMMON_REPLACEMENTS")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "COMMON_REPLACEMENTS")
 
 TYPESCRIPT_REPLACEMENTS = dict(
     COMMON_REPLACEMENTS,
diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/internal/devserver/ts_devserver.bzl b/packages/typescript/src/internal/devserver/ts_devserver.bzl
index ac845d4ad5..66a80c35b8 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/internal/devserver/ts_devserver.bzl
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/internal/devserver/ts_devserver.bzl
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def ts_devserver_macro(name, data = [], args = [], visibility = None, tags = [],
     that runs the Go devserver implementation. The `sh_binary` is the primary
     target that matches the specified "name" and executes the generated bash
     launcher script.
-    This is re-exported in `//:defs.bzl` as `ts_devserver` so if you load the rule
+    This is re-exported in `//:index.bzl` as `ts_devserver` so if you load the rule
     from there, you actually get this macro.
 
     Args:
diff --git a/packages/typescript/src/internal/ts_repositories.bzl b/packages/typescript/src/internal/ts_repositories.bzl
index ccd1fab793..82ab701e50 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/src/internal/ts_repositories.bzl
+++ b/packages/typescript/src/internal/ts_repositories.bzl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 "Install toolchain dependencies"
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_bazel_version", "check_rules_nodejs_version")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "check_bazel_version", "check_rules_nodejs_version")
 
 def ts_setup_workspace():
     """This repository rule should be called from your WORKSPACE file.
diff --git a/packages/typescript/test/some_module/BUILD.bazel b/packages/typescript/test/some_module/BUILD.bazel
index 984545e41c..44777e9398 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/test/some_module/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/typescript/test/some_module/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@npm_bazel_typescript//:index.from_src.bzl", "ts_library")
 
 # We compile this library with the module name "sm" to make it possible to
diff --git a/scripts/on-version.js b/scripts/on-version.js
index 60e77d0960..8f5325ba61 100644
--- a/scripts/on-version.js
+++ b/scripts/on-version.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // Called from "version" npm script when running `npm version`
 // during release process. This script updates the version
-// in defs.bzl to match that of package.json.
+// in index.bzl to match that of package.json.
 const shell = require('shelljs');
 const version = require('../package.json').version;
 
+// TODO: remove when we delete defs.bzl
 shell.sed('-i', /^VERSION \= \"[0-9\.]*\"/, `VERSION = "${version}"`, 'defs.bzl');
+shell.sed('-i', /^VERSION \= \"[0-9\.]*\"/, `VERSION = "${version}"`, 'index.bzl');
diff --git a/tools/defaults.bzl b/tools/defaults.bzl
index fe448dfe85..fab21b2f1b 100644
--- a/tools/defaults.bzl
+++ b/tools/defaults.bzl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ These set common default attributes and behaviors for our local repo
 """
 
 load(
-    "@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl",
+    "@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl",
     _COMMON_REPLACEMENTS = "COMMON_REPLACEMENTS",
     _nodejs_test = "nodejs_test",
     _npm_package = "npm_package",
diff --git a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/_BUILD.bazel b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/_BUILD.bazel
index f4363550d1..16d0cfc9e0 100644
--- a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/_BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/_BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "bin",
diff --git a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/subdir/_BUILD.bazel b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/subdir/_BUILD.bazel
index f4363550d1..16d0cfc9e0 100644
--- a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/subdir/_BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/a/subdir/_BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "bin",
diff --git a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/_BUILD.bazel b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/_BUILD.bazel
index f4363550d1..16d0cfc9e0 100644
--- a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/_BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/_BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "bin",
diff --git a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/subdir/_BUILD.bazel b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/subdir/_BUILD.bazel
index f4363550d1..16d0cfc9e0 100644
--- a/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/subdir/_BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/npm_packages/bazel_workspaces/b/subdir/_BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
+load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 
 nodejs_binary(
     name = "bin",