diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index f4f27c9..fd9364f 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@
   # environment variables.
   environ_cp = dict(os.environ)
 
-  current_bazel_version = check_bazel_version('0.19.0', '0.24.0')
+  current_bazel_version = check_bazel_version('0.22.0', '0.24.0')
   _TF_CURRENT_BAZEL_VERSION = convert_version_to_int(current_bazel_version)
 
   reset_tf_configure_bazelrc()