diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/bazel-module/index.ts b/lib/modules/manager/bazel-module/index.ts
index fe9461b7f8cceba436a07a2708e843faef1a3511..3bad62944b8b6f88aa6bcac4139f67b6cf482502 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/bazel-module/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/bazel-module/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const url = 'https://bazel.build/external/module';
 export const categories: Category[] = ['bazel'];
 
 export const defaultConfig = {
-  fileMatch: ['(^|/)MODULE\\.bazel$'],
+  fileMatch: ['(^|/|\\.)MODULE\\.bazel$'],
 };
 
 export const supportedDatasources = [