Tinder · tinder-maxwellelliott · May 23, 2026
diff --git a/.bcr/presubmit.yml b/.bcr/presubmit.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 matrix:
   bazel:
-  - 7.x
   - 8.x
   - 9.x
 tasks:

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            bazel: '7.x'
-            disable_workspace: 'false'
-            extra_flags: ''
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            bazel: '7.x'
-            disable_workspace: 'false'
-            extra_flags: '--incompatible_disable_native_repo_rules'
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             bazel: '8.x'
             disable_workspace: 'true'
@@ -121,8 +113,6 @@ jobs:
             bazel: '9.x'
             disable_workspace: 'true'
             extra_flags: '--incompatible_disable_native_repo_rules'
-          # Skip Windows + Bazel 7.x due to protobuf compilation issues on MSVC
-          # Windows is tested with Bazel 8.x and 9.x which are more current
           - os: windows-latest
             bazel: '8.x'
             disable_workspace: 'true'

diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_kotlin", version = "2.3.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.10")
 
 # Add protobuf and grpc for Bazel 9 compatibility
-bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "33.4")
+bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "35.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "stardoc", version = "0.7.2")
 
 single_version_override(

diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This approach was inspired by the [following BazelConf talk](https://www.youtube
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Git
-* Bazel 3.3.0 or higher
+* Bazel 8.x or higher
 * Java 8 JDK or higher (Bazel requires this)
 
 ## Getting Started

diff --git a/repositories.bzl b/repositories.bzl
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ def bazel_diff_dependencies(
     _maybe(
         http_archive,
         name = "com_google_protobuf",
-        integrity = "sha256-T8X/Gywzn7hs06JfC1MRR4qwgeZa0ljGeJNZzYTUIfg=",
-        strip_prefix = "protobuf-26.1",
+        integrity = "sha256-4Sfqad175OiKvdlYRftsMNJdlpcdlYJ+krcOLpENRqE=",
+        strip_prefix = "protobuf-35.0",
         urls = [
-            "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v26.1.tar.gz",
+            "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v35.0.tar.gz",
         ],
     )
 

diff --git a/tools/readme_template.md b/tools/readme_template.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This approach was inspired by the [following BazelConf talk](https://www.youtube
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Git
-* Bazel 3.3.0 or higher
+* Bazel 8.x or higher
 * Java 8 JDK or higher (Bazel requires this)
 
 ## Getting Started
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
     matrix:
       bazel:
-      - 7.x
       - 8.x
       - 9.x
     tasks:
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