diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index 1545d9665..8faff82c7 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.5.0
+4.0.0rc2
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 7651cba4e..ad04d14b2 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -27,6 +27,34 @@ load(
     "maven_jar",
 )
 
+http_archive(
+    name = "openjdk15_linux_archive",
+    build_file_content = """
+java_runtime(name = 'runtime', srcs =  glob(['**']), visibility = ['//visibility:public'])
+exports_files(["WORKSPACE"], visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+""",
+    sha256 = "0a38f1138c15a4f243b75eb82f8ef40855afcc402e3c2a6de97ce8235011b1ad",
+    strip_prefix = "zulu15.27.17-ca-jdk15.0.0-linux_x64",
+    urls = [
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu15.27.17-ca-jdk15.0.0-linux_x64.tar.gz",
+        "https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu15.27.17-ca-jdk15.0.0-linux_x64.tar.gz",
+    ],
+)
+
+http_archive(
+    name = "openjdk15_darwin_archive",
+    build_file_content = """
+java_runtime(name = 'runtime', srcs =  glob(['**']), visibility = ['//visibility:public'])
+exports_files(["WORKSPACE"], visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+""",
+    sha256 = "f80b2e0512d9d8a92be24497334c974bfecc8c898fc215ce0e76594f00437482",
+    strip_prefix = "zulu15.27.17-ca-jdk15.0.0-macosx_x64",
+    urls = [
+        "https://mirror.bazel.build/cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu15.27.17-ca-jdk15.0.0-macosx_x64.tar.gz",
+        "https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu15.27.17-ca-jdk15.0.0-macosx_x64.tar.gz",
+    ],
+)
+
 JMH_VERS = "1.21"
 
 maven_jar(