diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index e6d16ab..4507f9c 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -106,8 +106,15 @@
 # ============
 # Use the remote cache. This will only work for users who have permission to
 # access it (including the CI system!).
-common:remote_cache --remote_cache=grpcs://remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com
+common:remote_cache --bes_backend="buildeventservice.googleapis.com"
+common:remote_cache --bes_instance_name=pigweed-rbe-open
+common:remote_cache --bes_results_url="https://source.cloud.google.com/results/invocations/"
+common:remote_cache --bes_timeout=600s
 common:remote_cache --google_default_credentials=true
+# Required to use buildeventservice on Bazel 8+.
+# TODO: b/345556899 -- Remove this flag when no longer required.
+common:remote_cache --legacy_important_outputs
+common:remote_cache --remote_cache=grpcs://remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com
 common:remote_cache --remote_instance_name=projects/pigweed-rbe-open/instances/default-instance
 common:remote_cache --remote_upload_local_results=false