diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 653c473..5ba82f3 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 )
 
 bind(
+    name = "cares",
+    actual = "@submodule_cares//:ares",
+)
+
+bind(
     name = "gtest",
     actual = "@submodule_gtest//:gtest",
 )
@@ -77,3 +82,9 @@
     path = "third_party/benchmark",
     build_file = "third_party/benchmark.BUILD",
 )
+
+new_local_repository(
+    name = "submodule_cares",
+    path = "third_party/cares",
+    build_file = "third_party/cares/cares.BUILD",
+)