diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index f22d756da..a8a188756 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.5.0
+7.1.2
diff --git a/ci/do_ci.sh b/ci/do_ci.sh
index 37f7a68ca..ea738294f 100755
--- a/ci/do_ci.sh
+++ b/ci/do_ci.sh
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ function do_benchmark_with_own_binaries() {
         --test_env=HEAPPROFILE= \
         --test_env=HEAPCHECK= \
         --test_output=all \
+        --verbose_failures \
+        --verbose_explanations \
         --compilation_mode=opt \
         --cxxopt=-g \
         --cxxopt=-ggdb3 \