diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index e8be68404..881ed57ad 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.6.1
+9.0.0rc1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7ecd22d07..dc3149fce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
                     # and remove the need for bazel 6 workspace support for local development.
                     - bazel-version:
                           major: 6
-                      bzlmod: 0
+                      folder: .
                     # Don't run workspace tests unit tests.
                     - bzlmod: 0
                       folder: .