diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index f27efbb689..fc0102748d 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ tasks:
       - "//..."
   bcr_tests:
     name: BCR test module
+    bazel: 6.3.0 # silent ignore override in `gazelle@0.36.0`
     platform: ${{ platform }}
     working_directory: tests/bcr
     build_flags:
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 6329272c2d..825af5d0c3 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use_repo(
 
 register_toolchains("@go_toolchains//:all")
 
-bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.34.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.36.0")
 
 go_deps = use_extension("@gazelle//:extensions.bzl", "go_deps")
 go_deps.from_file(go_mod = "//:go.mod")
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 849414cc35..39e2a61b04 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ bazel_skylib_workspace()
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_gazelle",
-    sha256 = "b7387f72efb59f876e4daae42f1d3912d0d45563eac7cb23d1de0b094ab588cf",
+    sha256 = "75df288c4b31c81eb50f51e2e14f4763cb7548daae126817247064637fd9ea62",
     urls = [
-        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.34.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.34.0.tar.gz",
-        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.34.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.34.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.36.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.36.0.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-gazelle/releases/download/v0.36.0/bazel-gazelle-v0.36.0.tar.gz",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/go/modes.rst b/go/modes.rst
index 431049d53d..54681d9b56 100644
--- a/go/modes.rst
+++ b/go/modes.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ or using `Bazel configuration transitions`_.
 | Disables cgo, even when a C/C++ toolchain is configured (similar to setting  |
 | ``CGO_ENABLED=0``). Packages that contain cgo code may still be built, but   |
 | the cgo code will be filtered out, and the ``cgo`` build tag will be false.  |
+| Sets the de-facto ``purego`` build tag for conditional inclusion of source   |
+| files.                                                                       |
 +-------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------+
 | :param:`debug`    | :type:`bool`        | :value:`false`                     |
 +-------------------+---------------------+------------------------------------+
diff --git a/go/private/mode.bzl b/go/private/mode.bzl
index 2318fd094c..2babb7f742 100644
--- a/go/private/mode.bzl
+++ b/go/private/mode.bzl
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def get_mode(ctx, go_toolchain, cgo_context_info, go_config_info):
         tags.append("race")
     if msan:
         tags.append("msan")
+    if pure:
+        tags.append("purego")
 
     return struct(
         static = static,
diff --git a/tests/core/cgo/BUILD.bazel b/tests/core/cgo/BUILD.bazel
index 3fcd9875ef..16bae440b5 100644
--- a/tests/core/cgo/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tests/core/cgo/BUILD.bazel
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ go_test(
     data = [
         ":tag_cgo_bin",
         ":tag_pure_bin",
+        ":tag_purego_bin",
     ],
     rundir = ".",
     deps = ["//go/tools/bazel:go_default_library"],
@@ -350,6 +351,17 @@ go_binary(
     pure = "on",
 )
 
+go_binary(
+    name = "tag_purego_bin",
+    srcs = [
+        "tag_purego.go",
+        "tag_purego_err.c",
+        "tag_purego_err.go",
+    ],
+    cgo = True,
+    pure = "on",
+)
+
 go_binary(
     name = "tag_cgo_bin",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego.go b/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31d2375fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// +build purego
+
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("purego")
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego_err.c b/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego_err.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c92fa97ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego_err.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#error should not be compiled
diff --git a/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego_err.go b/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego_err.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..059c2bafbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/cgo/tag_purego_err.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// +build !purego
+
+package main
+
+// this file should not be compiled
+!!!
diff --git a/tests/core/cgo/tag_test.go b/tests/core/cgo/tag_test.go
index b1ad4c9906..1e62747761 100644
--- a/tests/core/cgo/tag_test.go
+++ b/tests/core/cgo/tag_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "tag_pure_bin",
 			want: "pure",
+		}, {
+			name: "tag_purego_bin",
+			want: "purego",
 		}, {
 			name: "tag_cgo_bin",
 			want: "cgo",
diff --git a/tests/integration/gazelle/gazelle_test.go b/tests/integration/gazelle/gazelle_test.go
index 42ad91db12..0f29ca5800 100644
--- a/tests/integration/gazelle/gazelle_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/gazelle/gazelle_test.go
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	got := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
 	want := strings.TrimSpace(`
-load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 load("@bazel_gazelle//:def.bzl", "gazelle")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 
 # gazelle:prefix example.com/hello
 gazelle(
diff --git a/third_party/org_golang_google_protobuf-gazelle.patch b/third_party/org_golang_google_protobuf-gazelle.patch
index 27f75c572f..274ff4b9c8 100644
--- a/third_party/org_golang_google_protobuf-gazelle.patch
+++ b/third_party/org_golang_google_protobuf-gazelle.patch
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ diff -urN a/internal/genid/BUILD.bazel b/internal/genid/BUILD.bazel
 diff -urN a/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel b/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel
 --- a/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
 +++ b/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel	2000-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 -0000
-@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
 +load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 +
 +go_library(
@@ -1572,6 +1572,7 @@ diff -urN a/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel b/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel
 +        "codec_map_go112.go",
 +        "codec_message.go",
 +        "codec_messageset.go",
++        "codec_reflect.go",
 +        "codec_tables.go",
 +        "codec_unsafe.go",
 +        "convert.go",
@@ -1592,6 +1593,7 @@ diff -urN a/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel b/internal/impl/BUILD.bazel
 +        "message_reflect.go",
 +        "message_reflect_field.go",
 +        "message_reflect_gen.go",
++        "pointer_reflect.go",
 +        "pointer_unsafe.go",
 +        "validate.go",
 +        "weak.go",
@@ -1838,13 +1840,14 @@ diff -urN a/internal/set/BUILD.bazel b/internal/set/BUILD.bazel
 diff -urN a/internal/strs/BUILD.bazel b/internal/strs/BUILD.bazel
 --- a/internal/strs/BUILD.bazel	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
 +++ b/internal/strs/BUILD.bazel	2000-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 -0000
-@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
 +load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 +
 +go_library(
 +    name = "strs",
 +    srcs = [
 +        "strings.go",
++        "strings_pure.go",
 +        "strings_unsafe.go",
 +    ],
 +    importpath = "google.golang.org/protobuf/internal/strs",
@@ -3092,7 +3095,7 @@ diff -urN a/reflect/protorange/BUILD.bazel b/reflect/protorange/BUILD.bazel
 diff -urN a/reflect/protoreflect/BUILD.bazel b/reflect/protoreflect/BUILD.bazel
 --- a/reflect/protoreflect/BUILD.bazel	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
 +++ b/reflect/protoreflect/BUILD.bazel	2000-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 -0000
-@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
 +load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 +
 +go_library(
@@ -3105,6 +3108,7 @@ diff -urN a/reflect/protoreflect/BUILD.bazel b/reflect/protoreflect/BUILD.bazel
 +        "type.go",
 +        "value.go",
 +        "value_equal.go",
++        "value_pure.go",
 +        "value_union.go",
 +        "value_unsafe.go",
 +    ],