diff --git a/utils/bazel/.bazelrc b/utils/bazel/.bazelrc
index c06e9b341626..46894decc7ad 100644
--- a/utils/bazel/.bazelrc
+++ b/utils/bazel/.bazelrc
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 # Common flags that apply to all configurations.
 # Use sparingly for things common to all compilers and platforms.
 ###############################################################################
+
+# Flip off to disable MODULE.bazel until we're ready.
+# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/55924
+common --enable_bzlmod=false
+
 # Prevent invalid caching if input files are modified during a build.
 build --experimental_guard_against_concurrent_changes
 
diff --git a/utils/bazel/.bazelversion b/utils/bazel/.bazelversion
index 5e3254243a3b..21c8c7b46b89 100644
--- a/utils/bazel/.bazelversion
+++ b/utils/bazel/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.1.2
+7.1.1