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Install bazelisk with Homebrew, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

User-friendly launcher for Bazel. Version 1.29.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#bazelisk.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bazelisk

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install bazelisk

MacPorts ports tree · devel/bazelisk/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install bazelisk

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · bazelisk · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bazelisk

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ba/bazelisk/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S bazelisk

Arch Linux sync databases · bazelisk · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install bazel8

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · bazel8 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install bazelisk

Chocolatey community package catalog · bazelisk · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/bazelisk

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/bazelisk.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Bazel.Bazelisk -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Bazel.Bazelisk · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

User-friendly launcher for Bazel

Commands and aliases

  • bazel
  • bazelisk

history

Project history and usage

Bazelisk is the Bazel launcher and version manager that makes Bazel behave like a repo-pinned toolchain: it chooses, downloads, verifies, and runs the Bazel version requested by the current workspace.

Project history

The bazelbuild/bazelisk repository begins in September 2018 with a Python script, and the README notes that Bazelisk was later rewritten in Go. The maintained Go version is now the documented implementation.

Bazelisk's core model is intentionally simple: it can be invoked as bazel or bazelisk, reads USE_BAZEL_VERSION, .bazeliskrc, .bazelversion, or fallback settings, downloads official Bazel releases or forked releases, then passes arguments through to the selected Bazel binary.

Adoption history

Bazelisk became common because Bazel workspaces are sensitive to major-version changes, incompatible flags, and migration timing. A checked-in .bazelversion lets teams upgrade Bazel atomically with the source changes needed for that upgrade.

The input records Bazelisk packaging across Homebrew, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, winget, and zypper, and the README also documents npm distribution for frontend developers.

How it is used

Developers install Bazelisk as bazel on PATH, check a .bazelversion file into the repository, and let Bazelisk download and run the matching Bazel binary on laptops and CI.

Advanced workflows use .bazeliskrc and environment variables for custom release mirrors, SHA256 verification, forked Bazel releases, GitHub tokens, migration runs, bisecting Bazel versions, and wrapper scripts under tools/bazel.

Why package nerds care

Bazelisk is package-nerd significant because it separates the package-manager-installed launcher from the project-selected compiler/build-tool version, similar in spirit to nvm-style runtime management.

It is also the practical glue that makes versioned Bazel formulas less painful: repositories can declare their expected Bazel line while users keep one stable launcher installed.

Timeline

  • 2018-09: Upstream git history starts with a Python bazelisk implementation.
  • 2018-10: Early commits implement lookup of the latest Bazel release.
  • 2020s: The README documents the maintained Go rewrite, .bazelversion and .bazeliskrc selection, fork support, verification, --migrate, and --bisect.
  • 2020s: Package managers distribute Bazelisk as both bazelisk and bazel for drop-in Bazel launching.

Related projects

  • Bazel is the binary Bazelisk selects and executes.
  • bazel@7 and bazel@8 are versioned package-manager alternatives, while Bazelisk lets a workspace choose those or newer upstream releases dynamically.
  • bazel-diff and bazel-remote CI setups often benefit from Bazelisk because graph hashing and remote-cache behavior should use the workspace's intended Bazel version.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$workspace/.bazeliskrc$workspace/.bazelversion

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.netrc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
bazelexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
bazeliskexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.29.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:bazelisk
Version1.29.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk
Last updated2026-07-26T10:56:32+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

bazelisk

nix profile install nixpkgs#bazelisk
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bazelisk
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ba/bazelisk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf95%

bazelisk 1.29.0-2.fc45

A user-friendly launcher for Bazel

https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk

sudo dnf install bazelisk
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND MPL-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bazelisk
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bazelisk
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bazelisk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

bazelisk 1.29.0-1

A user-friendly launcher for Bazel.

https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk

sudo pacman -S bazelisk
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bazelisk
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: bazelisk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

bazelisk

sudo port install bazelisk
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bazelisk
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/bazelisk/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

bazelisk

choco install bazelisk
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bazelisk
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: bazelisk from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','azurestorageemulator'
Scoop95%

main/bazelisk

scoop install main/bazelisk
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bazelisk
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bazelisk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Bazel.Bazelisk

winget install --id Bazel.Bazelisk -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Bazelisk
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Bazel.Bazelisk from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
MacPorts94%

bazel

sudo port install bazel
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bazel
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/bazel/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Nix92%

bazel

nix profile install nixpkgs#bazel
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bazel
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: bazel from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
pacman92%

bazel 9.2.0-2

Correct, reproducible, and fast builds for everyone

https://bazel.build/

sudo pacman -S bazel
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 5 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bazel
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: bazel from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper92%

bazel8 8.4.1-1.5

Tool for the automation of building and testing of software

https://bazel.build/

sudo zypper install bazel8
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND Python-2.0 AND Zlib AND BSL-1.0
  • Category: Development/Tools/Building
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: bazel8
  • 7 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bazel
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: bazel8 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
Chocolatey92%

bazel

choco install bazel
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bazel
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: bazel from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','azurestorageemulator'
Scoop92%

main/bazel

scoop install main/bazel
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bazel
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bazel.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget92%

Bazel.Bazel

winget install --id Bazel.Bazel -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Bazel
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Bazel.Bazel from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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