diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index bbd97766..c9813c90 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 test --test_output=errors
 
+# TODO(alex): enable
+common --noenable_bzlmod
+
 # Define value used by tests
 build --define=SOME_VAR=SOME_VALUE
 
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index b4258ecc..29eb3c14 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-6.4.0
+7.0.0
 # 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.