diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index 4b4eedb61..e2afd270b 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 validate_config: 1
-bazel: 6.4.0
+bazel: 7.0.0
 buildifier:
   version: 6.4.0
   # no lint warnings for the moment. They are basically a smoke alarm in hell.
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index 19b860c18..bce07d39e 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-6.4.0
+7.0.0
+