diff --git a/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelversion b/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelversion
index f22d756..ae9a76b 100644
--- a/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelversion
+++ b/pubsub-open-telemetry/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.5.0
+8.0.0