diff --git a/.github/bazel_version.json b/.github/bazel_version.json
index 2ada6a5b..0fcae114 100644
--- a/.github/bazel_version.json
+++ b/.github/bazel_version.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [
-    "6.5.0"
+    "6.5.0",
+    "7.7.0"
 ]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/foss.yaml b/.github/workflows/foss.yaml
index 8dbf76f3..8463e740 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/foss.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/foss.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ jobs:
   foss_rhel_test:
     name: "Test rules on FOSS projects Bazel ${{ matrix.bazel_version }} (RHEL)"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: redhat/ubi9:latest
+    container:
+      image: redhat/ubi9:latest
+      options: --init
     needs: load_versions
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit_test.yaml
index 40e28e8e..c3fbfd96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_test.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ jobs:
   rhel9_test:
     name: "Unit tests: Bazel ${{ matrix.bazel_version }} (RHEL9)"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    container: redhat/ubi9:latest
+    container:
+      image: redhat/ubi9:latest
+      options: --init
     needs: load_versions
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b43d346..c55acf7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Prerequisites
 We need the following tools:
 
 - Git 2 or newer (we use 2.36)
-- Bazel 6, not yet bazel 7 (we recommend version 6.5.0)
+- Bazel 6 or 7, not yet bazel 8 (we recommend version 7.7.0)
 - Clang 16 or newer (we use 16), we use clang-tidy
 - Python 3.8 or newer (we use 3.11)
 - CodeChecker 6.26 or newer (we use 6.26.0)
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ pip3 install codechecker
 ```
 
 Install Bazel:
-We recommend bazel 6.5.0
+We recommend bazel 7.7.0
 ```bash
-wget https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/6.5.0/bazel-6.5.0-linux-x86_64 && \
-chmod +x bazel-6.5.0-linux-x86_64 && \
-sudo mv bazel-6.5.0-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/bazel
+wget https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/7.7.0/bazel-7.7.0-linux-x86_64 && \
+chmod +x bazel-7.7.0-linux-x86_64 && \
+sudo mv bazel-7.7.0-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/bazel
 ```
-Or choose a suitable binary for your system from this list: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/tag/6.5.0
+Or choose a suitable binary for your system from this list: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/tag/7.7.0
 Alternatively follow the official guide at: https://bazel.build/install
 
 > [!CAUTION]
diff --git a/src/codechecker.bzl b/src/codechecker.bzl
index fc8ee7d2..8819d227 100644
--- a/src/codechecker.bzl
+++ b/src/codechecker.bzl
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ load(
     "tools.bzl",
     "warning"
 )
+load(
+    "common.bzl",
+    "old_bazel_attributes",
+)
 load(
     "@codechecker_bazel//src:codechecker_config.bzl",
     "get_config_file",
@@ -252,10 +256,6 @@ _codechecker_test = rule(
             cfg = platforms_transition,
             doc = "List of compilable targets which should be checked.",
         ),
-        "_whitelist_function_transition": attr.label(
-            default = "@bazel_tools//tools/whitelists/function_transition_whitelist",
-            doc = "needed for transitions",
-        ),
         "_compile_commands_filter": attr.label(
             allow_files = True,
             executable = True,
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ _codechecker_test = rule(
             default = [],
             doc = "List of analyze command arguments, e.g. --ctu",
         ),
-    },
+    } | old_bazel_attributes(),
     outputs = {
         "compile_commands": "%{name}/compile_commands.json",
         "codechecker_commands": "%{name}/codechecker_commands.json",
@@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ def codechecker_test(
             name = name,
             targets = targets,
             options = analyze,
-            config = config,
+            # Bazel 7 recognizes that the per_file_rule does not yet have a
+            # config attribute, and fails. TODO: uncomment when config files
+            # are supported in per_file rule
+            #config = config,
             tags = tags,
             **kwargs
         )
diff --git a/src/common.bzl b/src/common.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d2f4f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Ericsson AB
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Provide a collection of functions used by multiple bzl files.
+"""
+
+load(
+    "@default_codechecker_tools//:defs.bzl",
+    "BAZEL_VERSION"
+)
+
+def old_bazel_attributes():
+    """
+    Returns a map with necessary attributes for the used Bazel version
+
+    In older Bazel versions (e.g. 6) rulesets using transitions
+    must have the attribute _whitelist_function_transition.
+    In newer versions (e.g. 7) this is an error.
+    """
+    if BAZEL_VERSION.split(".")[0] in "0123456":
+        return ({"_whitelist_function_transition": attr.label(
+        default = "@bazel_tools//tools/whitelists/function_transition_whitelist",
+        doc = "needed for transitions",
+        )})
+    return {}
diff --git a/src/compile_commands.bzl b/src/compile_commands.bzl
index 25a78a9c..303c4288 100644
--- a/src/compile_commands.bzl
+++ b/src/compile_commands.bzl
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@ load(
     "CPP_COMPILE_ACTION_NAME",
     "C_COMPILE_ACTION_NAME",
 )
-
 load(
     "@codechecker_bazel//src:tools.bzl",
     "source_attr"
 )
 
+load(
+    "@codechecker_bazel//src:common.bzl",
+    "old_bazel_attributes"
+)
+
 SourceFilesInfo = provider(
     doc = "Source files and corresponding compilation database (or compile commands)",
     fields = {
@@ -432,11 +436,7 @@ _compile_commands = rule(
             cfg = platforms_transition,
             doc = "List of compilable targets which should be checked.",
         ),
-        "_whitelist_function_transition": attr.label(
-            default = "@bazel_tools//tools/whitelists/function_transition_whitelist",
-            doc = "needed for transitions",
-        ),
-    },
+    } | old_bazel_attributes(),
     outputs = {
         "compile_commands": "%{name}/compile_commands.json",
     },
diff --git a/src/tools.bzl b/src/tools.bzl
index 31cc9903..88543402 100644
--- a/src/tools.bzl
+++ b/src/tools.bzl
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ def _codechecker_local_repository_impl(repository_ctx):
         fail("ERROR! CodeChecker is not detected")
 
     defs = "CODECHECKER_BIN_PATH = '{}'\n".format(codechecker_bin_path)
+    defs += "BAZEL_VERSION = '{}'\n".format(native.bazel_version)
     repository_ctx.file(
         repository_ctx.path("defs.bzl"),
         content = defs,
diff --git a/test/unit/external_repository/test_external_repo.py b/test/unit/external_repository/test_external_repo.py
index 259e2314..0028bd3c 100644
--- a/test/unit/external_repository/test_external_repo.py
+++ b/test/unit/external_repository/test_external_repo.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class TestImplDepExternalDep(TestBase):
     __test_path__ = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     BAZEL_BIN_DIR = os.path.join("bazel-bin")
     BAZEL_TESTLOGS_DIR = os.path.join("bazel-testlogs")
+    BAZEL_VERSION = None
 
     @final
     @classmethod
@@ -38,19 +39,31 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
         Copy bazelversion from main, otherwise bazelisk will download the latest
         bazel version.
         """
+        # The folder bazel-external_repository contains this script
+        # and the unittest test discovery finds it.
+        # This is why, it is imperative that these directories get cleared
+        cls.run_command("bazel clean")
         super().setUpClass()
         try:
             shutil.copy("../../../.bazelversion", ".bazelversion")
             shutil.copy(
                 "../../../.bazelversion", "third_party/my_lib/.bazelversion")
+
         except:
             logging.debug("No bazel version set, using system default")
+        _, stdout, _ = cls.run_command("bazel --version")
+        cls.BAZEL_VERSION = stdout.split(' ')[2].strip()
+        logging.debug("Using Bazel", cls.BAZEL_VERSION)
 
     @final
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         """Remove bazelversion from this test"""
         super().tearDownClass()
+        # The folder bazel-external_repository contains this script
+        # and the unittest test discovery finds it.
+        # This is why, it is imperative that these directories get cleared
+        cls.run_command("bazel clean")
         try:
             os.remove(".bazelversion")
         except:
@@ -71,13 +84,21 @@ def test_compile_commands_external_lib(self):
             "compile_commands.json")
 
         # The ~override part is a consquence of using Bzlmod.
+        if self.BAZEL_VERSION.startswith("6"): # type: ignore
+            pattern1 = "-isystem external/external_lib~override/include"
+            pattern2 = "-isystem " + \
+            "bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/external/external_lib~override/include"
+        else:
+            pattern1 = "-isystem external/external_lib~/include"
+            pattern2 = "-isystem " + \
+            "bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/external/external_lib~/include"
+
         self.assertTrue(self.contains_regex_in_file(
             comp_json_file,
-            "-isystem external/external_lib~override/include"))
+            pattern1))
         self.assertTrue(self.contains_regex_in_file(
             comp_json_file,
-            "-isystem " +
-            "bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/external/external_lib~override/include"))
+            pattern2))
 
     def test_codechecker_external_lib(self):
         """Test: bazel build :codechecker_external_deps"""