diff --git a/.bazelrc.ci b/.bazelrc.ci
index dd8f392a8552b0c0ed9d2eb1e11f10f36fd1bf91..3c6fb87e1623b8915e8d8e309f996c1b6f6cee0a 100644
--- a/.bazelrc.ci
+++ b/.bazelrc.ci
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ build --repository_cache=${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.cache/bazel/repo
 
 # Here to dogfood the `ruleset` component
 build:local --enable_bzlmod
+
+# Version-specific .bazelrc
+try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.ci.${BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_VERSION}
+try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.ci.${BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}
+try-import %workspace%/.bazelrc.ci.${BAZEL_MAJOR_VERSION}
diff --git a/.bazelrc.ci.7.4.0 b/.bazelrc.ci.7.4.0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d80cb8e01413dcfafe3ab332d882efacbf10c14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelrc.ci.7.4.0
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Here to validate the file is loaded
+build --enable_bzlmod
diff --git a/templates/bazelisk/template.yml b/templates/bazelisk/template.yml
index ba9285665c2465f1d56d72cff525c8c546018b2c..1ae40abedcb7542bf02ac44ac8fe9ce3d1549698 100644
--- a/templates/bazelisk/template.yml
+++ b/templates/bazelisk/template.yml
@@ -34,26 +34,42 @@ spec:
       default: |
         CI_PROJECT_DIR
         CI_PROJECT_ID
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_VERSION
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_VERSION
+        BAZEL_VERSION
       description: "Variables to perform environment variable replacement in the Bazel run commands."
 ---
 .bazelisk-fragment:
   rc:
     - |
-      # Copying Bazel run commands
       set -euo pipefail
-      VARIABLES="${VARIABLES-$[[inputs.variables]]}"
-      while IFS= read -r LINE; do
-        for VARIABLE in ${VARIABLES}; do
+      # Determine Bazel version for run commands subtitutions
+      "$[[inputs.bazelisk]]" --version | while IFS=' .' read -r PREFIX MAJOR MINOR PATCH; do
+        test "${PREFIX}" == "bazel"
+        test "${MAJOR}" -ge 0
+        test "${MINOR}" -ge 0
+        test "${PATCH}" -ge 0
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_VERSION="${MAJOR}"
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}"
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+        BAZEL_VERSION="${BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_VERSION}"
+        unset PREFIX MAJOR MINOR PATCH
+        # Copying Bazel run commands
+        VARIABLES="${VARIABLES-$[[inputs.variables]]}"
+        while IFS= read -r LINE; do
+          for VARIABLE in ${VARIABLES}; do
             if test -z ${!VARIABLE+x}; then
-                if test "${LINE/\$\{${VARIABLE}\}/}" != "${LINE}"; then
-                    printf >&2 '\e[1;33mWarning:\e[0m `\e[1;35m%s\e[0m` is not available in the environment for run commands replacement: \e[1;35m%s\e[0m\n' "${VARIABLE}" "${LINE}"
-                fi
-                continue
+              if test "${LINE/\$\{${VARIABLE}\}/}" != "${LINE}"; then
+                printf >&2 '\e[1;33mWarning:\e[0m `\e[1;35m%s\e[0m` is not available in the environment for run commands replacement: \e[1;35m%s\e[0m\n' "${VARIABLE}" "${LINE}"
+              fi
+              continue
             fi
             LINE="${LINE//\$\{${VARIABLE}\}/${!VARIABLE}}"
-        done
-        printf '%s\n' "${LINE}" >> "${ROOT}/$[[inputs.dst]]"
-      done < "${ROOT}/$[[inputs.src]]"
+          done
+          printf '%s\n' "${LINE}" >> "${ROOT}/$[[inputs.dst]]"
+        done < "${ROOT}/$[[inputs.src]]"
+      done
   execute:
     - cd "${ROOT}"; "$[[inputs.bazelisk]]" "$[[inputs.command]]" "$[[inputs.target]]"
   testlogs: # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/19746
diff --git a/templates/ruleset/.job.yml b/templates/ruleset/.job.yml
index 60479f5398f897838fd9e6222bc4b6351d416799..90b4cf95100aa0ce5632c20fca8385db360cdaf2 100644
--- a/templates/ruleset/.job.yml
+++ b/templates/ruleset/.job.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ include:
         CI_COMMIT_SHA
         CI_SERVER_HOST
         CI_LOCKFILE_MODE
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_VERSION
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION
+        BAZEL_MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_VERSION
+        BAZEL_VERSION
 
 .job:
   extends: .bazelisk