diff --git a/.zuul/playbooks/envoy-build/run.yaml b/.zuul/playbooks/envoy-build/run.yaml
index 1ca8f832e08a..0087029e4a4f 100644
--- a/.zuul/playbooks/envoy-build/run.yaml
+++ b/.zuul/playbooks/envoy-build/run.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   roles:
     - role: config-gcc
       gcc_version: 7
+    - role: config-bazel
+      bazel_version: 0.28.1
   tasks:
     - name: Build envoy
       shell: