diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index ae27f16496..21c8c7b46b 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-6.4.0
-# NOTE: Bazel 7.0 errors out on 'buildifier_lint_check' with a hint to 'go_register_toolchains' in 'setup.bzl'
+7.1.1
diff --git a/bazel/bazelbuild/repositories.bzl b/bazel/bazelbuild/repositories.bzl
index 654687c02c..2651c7f704 100644
--- a/bazel/bazelbuild/repositories.bzl
+++ b/bazel/bazelbuild/repositories.bzl
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ def load_com_github_bazelbuild_buildtools_repositories():
         ],
     )
 
-IO_BAZEL_RULES_GO_VERSION = "0.29.0"
+IO_BAZEL_RULES_GO_VERSION = "0.45.1"
 
 def load_io_bazel_rules_go_repositories():
     maybe(
         name = "io_bazel_rules_go",
         repo_rule = http_archive,
-        sha256 = "2b1641428dff9018f9e85c0384f03ec6c10660d935b750e3fa1492a281a53b0f",
+        sha256 = "6734a719993b1ba4ebe9806e853864395a8d3968ad27f9dd759c196b3eb3abe8",
         urls = [
             "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v{version}/rules_go-v{version}.zip".format(version = IO_BAZEL_RULES_GO_VERSION),
             "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/releases/download/v{version}/rules_go-v{version}.zip".format(version = IO_BAZEL_RULES_GO_VERSION),
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/test/BUILD.bazel b/iceoryx_hoofs/test/BUILD.bazel
index e16c72f7c6..d73e5831b8 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ cc_test(
         "//iceoryx_platform:win": [],
         "//conditions:default": ["-ldl"],
     }),
-    tags = ["exclusive"],
+    tags = [
+        "exclusive",
+        "requires-fakeroot",
+    ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
     deps = ["//iceoryx_hoofs:iceoryx_hoofs_testing"],
 )