diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index a284f2090..5d7d7ddc5 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 validate_config: 1
-bazel: 7.1.0
+bazel: 7.1.1
 buildifier:
   version: 6.4.0
   # no lint warnings for the moment. They are basically a smoke alarm in hell.
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ tasks:
       # cannot be used with remote builds)
       - "--strategy=KotlinCompile=remote"
       - "--config=rbe"
-# TODO: Enable these tests once this example is building against the release rules_kotlin binary
-#  example-android-5.x:
-#    name: "Example - Android using Bazel 5.x"
-#    platform: ubuntu1804
-#    working_directory: examples/android
-#    bazel: 5.4.1
-#    test_targets:
-#      - //app:all
+  example-android-5.x:
+    name: "Example - Android using Bazel 5.x"
+    platform: ubuntu1804
+    working_directory: examples/android
+    bazel: 5.4.1
+    test_targets:
+      - //app:all
   example-android-6.x:
     name: "Example - Android using Bazel 6.x"
     platform: ubuntu1804
diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 382ca66b1..de8114c4a 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-common --enable_bzlmod=true
-
 common:rbe --java_runtime_version=11
 common:rbe --tool_java_runtime_version=11
 
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
index a3fcc7121..21c8c7b46 100644
--- a/.bazelversion
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.1.0
+7.1.1
diff --git a/examples/android/.bazelrc b/examples/android/.bazelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 96cefad8a..000000000
--- a/examples/android/.bazelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-common --lockfile_mode=off
\ No newline at end of file