diff --git a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/MODULE.bazel b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/MODULE.bazel
index 6aaa1696..b18d0a70 100644
--- a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/MODULE.bazel	
+++ b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/MODULE.bazel	
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.14")
 {{- end }}
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_multitool", version = "1.9.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_env.bzl", version = "0.5.0")
-bazel_dep(name = "bazelrc-preset.bzl", version = "1.5.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "bazelrc-preset.bzl", version = "1.6.0")
 # Bazel 9: Ensure transitives don't depend on rules_nodejs prior to
 # https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_nodejs/commit/1fc6b6b763c4f79994edc9edab10399f7446d8be
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.6.2")
diff --git a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/preset.bazelrc b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/preset.bazelrc
index f426a533..d75dba79 100644
--- a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/preset.bazelrc	
+++ b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/preset.bazelrc	
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ startup --host_jvm_args="-DBAZEL_TRACK_SOURCE_DIRECTORIES=1"
 common --incompatible_default_to_explicit_init_py
 # Docs: https://registry.build/flag/bazel?filter=incompatible_default_to_explicit_init_py
 
+# Fail if Starlark files are not UTF-8 encoded.
+# Introduced in Bazel 8.1, see https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/24944
+common --incompatible_enforce_starlark_utf8="error"
+# Docs: https://registry.build/flag/bazel?filter=incompatible_enforce_starlark_utf8
+
+# Accept multiple --modify_execution_info flags, rather than the last flag overwriting earlier ones.
+common --incompatible_modify_execution_info_additive
+# Docs: https://registry.build/flag/bazel?filter=incompatible_modify_execution_info_additive
+
 # Make builds more reproducible by using a static value for PATH and not inheriting LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
 # Use `--action_env=ENV_VARIABLE` if you want to inherit specific variables from the environment where Bazel runs.
 # Note that doing so can prevent cross-user caching if a shared cache is used.