diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 6486634370..ecc6b44867 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -356,8 +356,9 @@ bazel_binaries.local(
     name = "self",
     path = "tests/integration/bazel_from_env",
 )
-bazel_binaries.download(version = "7.4.1")
-bazel_binaries.download(version = "8.0.0")
+
+bazel_binaries.download(version = "7.7.0")
+bazel_binaries.download(version = "8.5.1")
 bazel_binaries.download(version = "9.0.0rc1")
 use_repo(
     bazel_binaries,
@@ -365,8 +366,8 @@ use_repo(
     # These don't appear necessary, but are reported as direct dependencies
     # that should be use_repo()'d, so we add them as requested
     "bazel_binaries_bazelisk",
-    "build_bazel_bazel_7_4_1",
-    "build_bazel_bazel_8_0_0",
+    "build_bazel_bazel_7_7_0",
+    "build_bazel_bazel_8_5_1",
     "build_bazel_bazel_9_0_0rc1",
     # "build_bazel_bazel_rolling",
     "build_bazel_bazel_self",
@@ -459,3 +460,8 @@ uv_dev = use_extension(
 uv_dev.configure(
     version = "0.6.2",
 )
+
+flag_alias(name = "build_python_zip", starlark_flag = "//python/config_settings:build_python_zip")
+flag_alias(name = "incompatible_default_to_explicit_init_py", starlark_flag = "//python/config_settings:incompatible_default_to_explicit_init_py")
+flag_alias(name = "python_path", starlark_flag = "//python/config_settings:python_path")
+flag_alias(name = "experimental_python_import_all_repositories", starlark_flag = "//python/config_settings:experimental_python_import_all_repositories")