diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index db3d36f790..811b9eeba8 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-bazel: 4.1.0
+bazel: 4.2.2
 # Note, this will tell the user to do the wrong thing (manually run buildifer)
 # See https://github.com/bazelbuild/continuous-integration/issues/1161
 buildifier:
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ tasks:
   rbe_ubuntu1604:
     name: rbe_ubuntu1604
     platform: rbe_ubuntu1604
-    # Remove soft_fail once https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/issues/3121 is fixed
-    soft_fail:
-      - exit_status: 1
     build_targets:
     - "//..."
     build_flags:
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index ee74734aa2..af8c8ec7c1 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.1.0
+4.2.2
diff --git a/index.bzl b/index.bzl
index d3ad3fe417..5260f8e824 100644
--- a/index.bzl
+++ b/index.bzl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def yarn_install(**kwargs):
 # against.
 # This version should be updated together with the version of the Bazel
 # in .bazelversion. This is asserted in //internal:bazel_version_test.
-BAZEL_VERSION = "4.1.0"
+BAZEL_VERSION = "4.2.2"
 
 # Versions of Bazel which users should be able to use.
 # Ensures we don't break backwards-compatibility,