diff --git a/roles/ensure-bazelisk/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-bazelisk/defaults/main.yaml
index 813baad..3b3bfdd 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-bazelisk/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-bazelisk/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-bazelisk_version: v1.3.0
+bazelisk_version: v1.11.0
 bazelisk_arch: linux-amd64
 bazelisk_url: "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk/releases/download/{{ bazelisk_version }}/bazelisk-{{ bazelisk_arch }}"
 bazelisk_executable: bazelisk
diff --git a/roles/ensure-bazelisk/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-bazelisk/tasks/main.yaml
index 22f9385..a79a0d5 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-bazelisk/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-bazelisk/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   file:
     state: directory
     path: "{{ bazelisk_target | dirname }}"
+    mode: 0755
   when: bazelisk_installed.rc != 0
 
 - name: Download bazelisk