diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index c52e51bb..8dbe620b 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 common --enable_bzlmod=0
+common --enable_workspace
 common --color=yes
 common:ci --noshow_progress
 common:ci --noshow_loading_progress
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index 5942a0d3..df5119ec 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.7.1
+8.7.0