diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index b064b94..6adf95a 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-7.7.1
+8.5.1
 # The first line of this file is used by Bazelisk and Bazel to be sure
 # the right version of Bazel is used to build and test this repo.
 # This also defines which version is used on CI.