diff --git a/defs.bzl b/defs.bzl
index d8e53854a..6d288e282 100644
--- a/defs.bzl
+++ b/defs.bzl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_skylib_workspace")
+load("@bazel_skylib//lib:versions.bzl", "versions")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust:repositories.bzl", "rust_repositories")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_rust//:workspace.bzl", "bazel_version")
 load("@net_ankiweb_anki//cargo:crates.bzl", "raze_fetch_remote_crates")
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ anki_version = "2.1.36"
 def setup_deps():
     bazel_skylib_workspace()
 
+    versions.check(minimum_bazel_version = "3.7.0")
+
     rust_repositories(
         edition = "2018",
         # use_worker = True,