diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index db7004c..f68aed4 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 _TF_BAZELRC = ''
 _TF_CURRENT_BAZEL_VERSION = None
 _TF_MIN_BAZEL_VERSION = '0.24.1'
-_TF_MAX_BAZEL_VERSION = '0.24.1'
+_TF_MAX_BAZEL_VERSION = '0.26.1'
 
 NCCL_LIB_PATHS = [
     'lib64/', 'lib/powerpc64le-linux-gnu/', 'lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/', ''