diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 0395c1fb..e315b0ed 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Settings that apply only to CI are in .github/workflows/ci.bazelrc
 
-build --enable_bzlmod
-
 # Pin java versions
 build:jdk11 --java_runtime_version=remotejdk_11
 build:jdk11 --java_language_version=11
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index 19b860c1..66ce77b7 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.4.0
+7.0.0
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c318f1f..d9c14d63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ bazel-*
 .ijwb
 .eclipse
 /comparative-tests/.gradle/
+/MODULE.bazel.lock