diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix
index 68adddebb0ac..19d33235a340 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, callPackage, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub
 , runCommand, runCommandCC, makeWrapper, recurseIntoAttrs
 # this package (through the fixpoint glass)
-, bazel_1
+, bazel_self
 , lr, xe, zip, unzip, bash, writeCBin, coreutils
 , which, gawk, gnused, gnutar, gnugrep, gzip, findutils
 # updater
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
             touch $out
           '');
 
-      bazelWithNixHacks = bazel_1.override { enableNixHacks = true; };
+      bazelWithNixHacks = bazel_self.override { enableNixHacks = true; };
 
       bazel-examples = fetchFromGitHub {
         owner = "bazelbuild";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix
index ffb5714631ca..1c731a0b9e25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, callPackage, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub
 , runCommand, runCommandCC, makeWrapper, recurseIntoAttrs
 # this package (through the fixpoint glass)
-, bazel_1
+, bazel_self
 , lr, xe, zip, unzip, bash, writeCBin, coreutils
 , which, gawk, gnused, gnutar, gnugrep, gzip, findutils
 # updater
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
             touch $out
           '');
 
-      bazelWithNixHacks = bazel_1.override { enableNixHacks = true; };
+      bazelWithNixHacks = bazel_self.override { enableNixHacks = true; };
 
       bazel-examples = fetchFromGitHub {
         owner = "bazelbuild";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-latest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_2/default.nix
similarity index 99%
rename from pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-latest/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_2/default.nix
index 7fa7b9737b30..4bd45f9cf655 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-latest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_2/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, callPackage, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub
 , runCommand, runCommandCC, makeWrapper, recurseIntoAttrs
 # this package (through the fixpoint glass)
-, bazel
+, bazel_self
 , lr, xe, zip, unzip, bash, writeCBin, coreutils
 , which, gawk, gnused, gnutar, gnugrep, gzip, findutils
 # updater
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
             touch $out
           '');
 
-      bazelWithNixHacks = bazel.override { enableNixHacks = true; };
+      bazelWithNixHacks = bazel_self.override { enableNixHacks = true; };
 
       bazel-examples = fetchFromGitHub {
         owner = "bazelbuild";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-latest/src-deps.json b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_2/src-deps.json
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-latest/src-deps.json
rename to pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_2/src-deps.json
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9d5c7fbb41d3..93d0e81599c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9698,14 +9698,7 @@ in
 
   bam = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/bam {};
 
-  bazel = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel-latest {
-    inherit (darwin) cctools;
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation CoreServices Foundation;
-    buildJdk = jdk8;
-    buildJdkName = "jdk8";
-    runJdk = jdk11_headless;
-    stdenv = if stdenv.cc.isClang then llvmPackages_6.stdenv else stdenv;
-  };
+  bazel = bazel_2;
 
   bazel_0 = bazel_0_26;
 
@@ -9725,6 +9718,7 @@ in
     buildJdkName = "jdk8";
     runJdk = jdk11_headless;
     stdenv = if stdenv.cc.isClang then llvmPackages_6.stdenv else stdenv;
+    bazel_self = bazel_0_29;
   };
 
   bazel_1 = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1 {
@@ -9734,6 +9728,17 @@ in
     buildJdkName = "jdk8";
     runJdk = jdk11_headless;
     stdenv = if stdenv.cc.isClang then llvmPackages_6.stdenv else stdenv;
+    bazel_self = bazel_1;
+  };
+
+  bazel_2 = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_2 {
+    inherit (darwin) cctools;
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation CoreServices Foundation;
+    buildJdk = jdk8;
+    buildJdkName = "jdk8";
+    runJdk = jdk11_headless;
+    stdenv = if stdenv.cc.isClang then llvmPackages_6.stdenv else stdenv;
+    bazel_self = bazel_2;
   };
 
   bazel-buildtools = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/bazel/buildtools { };