diff --git a/hack/update-bazel.sh b/hack/update-bazel.sh
index 176413c4cfb..ccc29d7ad83 100755
--- a/hack/update-bazel.sh
+++ b/hack/update-bazel.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 export KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 
+git config http.https://gopkg.in.followRedirects true
+
 go get -u gopkg.in/mikedanese/gazel.v13/gazel
 "${GOPATH}/bin/gazel" -root="$(kube::realpath ${KUBE_ROOT})"
diff --git a/hack/verify-bazel.sh b/hack/verify-bazel.sh
index 54922b0b115..122617c8ae6 100755
--- a/hack/verify-bazel.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-bazel.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 export KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 
+git config http.https://gopkg.in.followRedirects true
+
 go get -u gopkg.in/mikedanese/gazel.v13/gazel
 if ! "${GOPATH}/bin/gazel" -validate -print-diff -root="$(kube::realpath ${KUBE_ROOT})" ; then
   echo