diff --git a/.bazeliskrc b/.bazeliskrc
index 2eedb14067fe..4be3bf6cc61e 100644
--- a/.bazeliskrc
+++ b/.bazeliskrc
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-USE_BAZEL_VERSION=latest
+# TODO: Return to a released version as soon as M1 macOS is supported.
+USE_BAZEL_VERSION=last_downstream_green
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
deleted file mode 100644
index a0f9a4b4bc90..000000000000
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-latest