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 ### Bazel
 
 The recommended way to build the API client libraries is through
-[Bazel](https://bazel.build/) >= 0.23.0.
+[Bazel](https://bazel.build/) >= 0.29.1.
 
 First, [install bazel](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/install.html).