diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 64ffd68..b1b8ff1 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ always --noenable_bzlmod
 # `bazel build --cxxopt='-std=c++<XY>' --host_cxxopt='c++<XY>' ...`
 # (Both -std and --host_cxxopt must be set to force the desired version.)
 build --cxxopt='-std=c++17' --host_cxxopt='-std=c++17'
+build --java_language_version=8
+build --java_runtime_version=local_jdk