diff --git a/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile b/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile
index 4c0098936e..f9f4bb684b 100644
--- a/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/gerrit/bazel/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM l.gcr.io/google/bazel:0.26.1 as bazel
+FROM l.gcr.io/google/bazel:0.27.1 as bazel
 
 # The bazel image comes with bazel only runnable by root for some weird reason.
 # The bower build in gerrit does not work as root.