diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 6ef08fd8..a58b7687 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ install:
 
     # install Bazel
     if ($env:build_system -eq "bazel") {
-        appveyor DownloadFile https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/0.21.0/bazel-0.21.0-windows-x86_64.exe -FileName bazel.exe
+        appveyor DownloadFile https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/0.28.1/bazel-0.28.1-windows-x86_64.exe -FileName bazel.exe
     }
 
     if ($env:build_system -eq "cmake") {