diff --git a/kokoro/ubuntu1604/20_bazel.sh b/kokoro/ubuntu1604/20_bazel.sh
index b9a894024..b33e1656c 100755
--- a/kokoro/ubuntu1604/20_bazel.sh
+++ b/kokoro/ubuntu1604/20_bazel.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 set -xeo pipefail
 
-declare -r BAZEL_VERSION=0.29.1
+declare -r BAZEL_VERSION=2.0.0
 
 # Install bazel dependencies.
 apt-get update && apt-get install -y openjdk-8-jdk-headless unzip