diff --git a/tools/ngcontainer/Dockerfile b/tools/ngcontainer/Dockerfile
index 20cce9c592..c0fa4e1f58 100644
--- a/tools/ngcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/ngcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ USER root
 ###
 # Bazel install
 # See https://bazel.build/versions/master/docs/install-ubuntu.html#using-bazel-custom-apt-repository-recommended
-RUN BAZEL_VERSION="0.16.1" \
+RUN BAZEL_VERSION="0.17.1" \
  && wget -q -O - https://bazel.build/bazel-release.pub.gpg | apt-key add - \
  && echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://storage.googleapis.com/bazel-apt stable jdk1.8" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bazel.list \
  && apt-get update \