diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/bazel/index.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/bazel/index.ts
index 07030643beb3bd8f0283682db2e3a614f8ba6ec6..a705a304263eda79bacf5c4fd4b8a84098a1bb79 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/bazel/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/bazel/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ExternalHostError } from '../../../types/errors/external-host-error';
 import { cache } from '../../../util/cache/package/decorator';
 import { HttpError } from '../../../util/http';
 import { joinUrlParts } from '../../../util/url';
+import { id as bazelVersioningId } from '../../versioning/bazel-module';
 import { BzlmodVersion } from '../../versioning/bazel-module/bzlmod-version';
 import { Datasource } from '../datasource';
 import type { GetReleasesConfig, Release, ReleaseResult } from '../types';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export class BazelDatasource extends Datasource {
   override readonly registryStrategy = 'hunt';
   override readonly customRegistrySupport = true;
   override readonly caching = true;
+  override readonly defaultVersioning = bazelVersioningId;
 
   static packageMetadataPath(packageName: string): string {
     return `/modules/${packageName}/metadata.json`;