diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index a3fcc71..35907cd 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.0
+7.x
diff --git a/version.bzl b/version.bzl
index 5194f30..61fb81e 100644
--- a/version.bzl
+++ b/version.bzl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # against.
 # This version should be updated together with the version of Bazel
 # in .bazelversion.
-BAZEL_VERSION = "7.1.0"
+BAZEL_VERSION = "7.x"
 
 # NOTE: Keep in sync with .bazelci/presubmit.yml
 # This is the minimum supported bazel version, that we have some tests for.