diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 29aac6988..507a6d8c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
                   m=${v::1}
                   a=(
                     "major:$m, version:\"$v\""
+                    "major:8, version:\"8.0.0-pre.20240925.4\""
                     "major:6, version:\"6.5.0\""
                   )
                   printf -v j '{%s},' "${a[@]}"
@@ -137,9 +138,11 @@ jobs:
                     # Don't run workspace smoke test under bzlmod
                     - bzlmod: 1
                       folder: e2e/workspace
-                    # rules_docker is not compatible with Bazel 7
+                    # rules_docker is not compatible with Bazel 7+
                     - bazel-version:
                           major: 7
+                    - bazel-version:
+                          major: 8
                       folder: e2e/js_image_docker
                     # TODO: un-exclude the following bzlmod tests once they work
                     - bzlmod: 1
@@ -157,6 +160,10 @@ jobs:
                       bzlmod: 0
                       folder: e2e/gyp_no_install_script
                 include:
+                    - bazel-version:
+                          major: 8
+                          version: 8.0.0-pre.20240925.4
+                      bzlmod: 1
                     - bazel-version:
                           major: 7
                           version: 7.1.1