diff --git a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-new/index.ts b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-new/index.ts
index 3701f1c648..3dbbc27bf8 100755
--- a/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-new/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bazel/src/schematics/ng-new/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function addDevDependenciesToPackageJson(options: Schema) {
     const devDependencies: {[k: string]: string} = {
       '@angular/bazel': angularCoreVersion,
       // TODO(kyliau): Consider moving this to latest-versions.ts
+      '@bazel/bazel': '^0.21.0',
       '@bazel/karma': '^0.22.0',
       '@bazel/typescript': '^0.22.0',
     };