diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index ae9a76b9..df5119ec 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.0.0
+8.7.0
diff --git a/templates/default/.bazelversion b/templates/default/.bazelversion
index 949d73f3..df5119ec 100644
--- a/templates/default/.bazelversion
+++ b/templates/default/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.0.0-pre.20240516.1
+8.7.0