diff --git a/bazel/docker/almalinux/Dockerfile b/bazel/docker/almalinux/Dockerfile
index 94f471dc03..7438468637 100644
--- a/bazel/docker/almalinux/Dockerfile
+++ b/bazel/docker/almalinux/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SHELL ["/bin/bash", "--login", "-c"]
 
 # Install Bazelisk
 RUN wget \
-https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.20.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
+https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.23.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && chmod +x bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && mv bazelisk-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/bazel
 
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ RUN dnf -y update \
 FROM env AS devel
 WORKDIR /home/project
 COPY . .
-RUN sed -i 's/\(DEFAULT_PYTHON =\) "3.[0-9]\+"/\1 "3.9"/' WORKSPACE
 
 FROM devel AS build
 RUN bazel version
diff --git a/bazel/docker/debian/Dockerfile b/bazel/docker/debian/Dockerfile
index 66237cdca2..798da5d08e 100644
--- a/bazel/docker/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/bazel/docker/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ RUN apt-get update -qq \
 FROM env AS devel
 WORKDIR /home/project
 COPY . .
-RUN sed -i 's/\(DEFAULT_PYTHON =\) "3.[0-9]\+"/\1 "3.11"/' WORKSPACE
 
 FROM devel AS build
 RUN bazel version
diff --git a/bazel/docker/fedora/Dockerfile b/bazel/docker/fedora/Dockerfile
index 33f01c6a60..efc3a08ef8 100644
--- a/bazel/docker/fedora/Dockerfile
+++ b/bazel/docker/fedora/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN dnf -y update \
 
 # Install Bazelisk
 RUN wget \
-https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.20.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
+https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.23.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && chmod +x bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && mv bazelisk-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/bazel
 
diff --git a/bazel/docker/opensuse/Dockerfile b/bazel/docker/opensuse/Dockerfile
index 51fbb2ec01..3e4a4cfdb9 100644
--- a/bazel/docker/opensuse/Dockerfile
+++ b/bazel/docker/opensuse/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ENV CC=gcc CXX=g++
 
 # Install Bazelisk
 RUN wget \
-https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.20.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
+https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.23.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && chmod +x bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && mv bazelisk-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/bazel
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ RUN zypper update -y \
 FROM env AS devel
 WORKDIR /home/project
 COPY . .
-RUN sed -i 's/\(DEFAULT_PYTHON =\) "3.[0-9]\+"/\1 "3.11"/' WORKSPACE
 
 FROM devel AS build
 RUN bazel version
diff --git a/bazel/docker/rockylinux/Dockerfile b/bazel/docker/rockylinux/Dockerfile
index 38a518cd1e..47e941e8d4 100644
--- a/bazel/docker/rockylinux/Dockerfile
+++ b/bazel/docker/rockylinux/Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SHELL ["/bin/bash", "--login", "-c"]
 
 # Install Bazelisk
 RUN wget \
-https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.20.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
+https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/v1.23.0/bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && chmod +x bazelisk-linux-amd64 \
 && mv bazelisk-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/bazel
 
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ RUN dnf -y update \
 FROM env AS devel
 WORKDIR /home/project
 COPY . .
-RUN sed -i 's/\(DEFAULT_PYTHON =\) "3.[0-9]\+"/\1 "3.9"/' WORKSPACE
 
 FROM devel AS build
 RUN bazel version