diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 2547366efb7..d137ebf8e67 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ build:remote --remote_cache=remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com
 build:remote --remote_executor=remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com
 build:remote --remote_upload_local_results=false
 
-build:remote --experimental_remote_grpc_log=/tmp/rbe-grpc.log
+build:remote --remote_grpc_log=/tmp/rbe-grpc.log
 
 # See: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NgDPsCIwprDdqC1zj0qQrh5KGK2hQTSTux1DAvi4rSc/edit?tab=t.0.
 build:remote --experimental_remote_execution_keepalive
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index 0062ac97180..f22d756da39 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.0.0
+6.5.0
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 50a7c0a10bf..576d875f050 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 workspace(
     name = "angular",
-    managed_directories = {
-        "@npm": ["node_modules"],
-    },
 )
 
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
@@ -88,9 +85,6 @@ yarn_install(
     exports_directories_only = False,
     manual_build_file_contents = npm_package_archives(),
     package_json = "//:package.json",
-    # We prefer to symlink the `node_modules` to only maintain a single install.
-    # See https://github.com/angular/dev-infra/pull/446#issuecomment-1059820287 for details.
-    symlink_node_modules = True,
     yarn = YARN_LABEL,
     yarn_lock = "//:yarn.lock",
 )