diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 5fbbc6bbc2..00ce0e3bcb 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ build:docker-sandbox --experimental_docker_image=gcr.io/cloud-marketplace/google
 # Incompatible flags to run with
 build --incompatible_no_implicit_file_export
 build --incompatible_restrict_string_escapes
+# TODO(alexeagle): turn on this flag when dependencies allow
+# build --incompatible_use_platforms_repo_for_constraints
diff --git a/packages/concatjs/devserver/BUILD.bazel b/packages/concatjs/devserver/BUILD.bazel
index 9e3fc71d68..cd506081f7 100644
--- a/packages/concatjs/devserver/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/concatjs/devserver/BUILD.bazel
@@ -74,40 +74,40 @@ filegroup(
 config_setting(
     name = "darwin_x64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:osx",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:osx",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
 )
 
 config_setting(
     name = "linux_x64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
 )
 
 config_setting(
     name = "linux_arm64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:aarch64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
     ],
 )
 
 config_setting(
     name = "linux_s390x",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:s390x",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:s390x",
     ],
 )
 
 config_setting(
     name = "windows_x64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:windows",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:windows",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/toolchains/node/BUILD.bazel b/toolchains/node/BUILD.bazel
index a2c6c98e28..342e530342 100644
--- a/toolchains/node/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/toolchains/node/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,40 +20,40 @@ licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2.0
 platform(
     name = "darwin_amd64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:osx",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:osx",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
 )
 
 platform(
     name = "linux_amd64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
 )
 
 platform(
     name = "linux_arm64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:aarch64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
     ],
 )
 
 platform(
     name = "windows_amd64",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:windows",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:windows",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
 )
 
 platform(
     name = "linux_s390x",
     constraint_values = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:s390x",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:s390x",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ alias(
 toolchain(
     name = "node_linux_amd64_toolchain",
     target_compatible_with = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
     toolchain = "@nodejs_linux_amd64_config//:toolchain",
     toolchain_type = ":toolchain_type",
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ toolchain(
 toolchain(
     name = "node_linux_arm64_toolchain",
     target_compatible_with = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:aarch64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
     ],
     toolchain = "@nodejs_linux_arm64_config//:toolchain",
     toolchain_type = ":toolchain_type",
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ toolchain(
 toolchain(
     name = "node_darwin_amd64_toolchain",
     target_compatible_with = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:osx",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:osx",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
     toolchain = "@nodejs_darwin_amd64_config//:toolchain",
     toolchain_type = ":toolchain_type",
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ toolchain(
 toolchain(
     name = "node_windows_amd64_toolchain",
     target_compatible_with = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:windows",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:windows",
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
     ],
     toolchain = "@nodejs_windows_amd64_config//:toolchain",
     toolchain_type = ":toolchain_type",
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ toolchain(
 toolchain(
     name = "node_linux_s390x_toolchain",
     target_compatible_with = [
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:linux",
-        "@bazel_tools//platforms:s390x",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:s390x",
     ],
     toolchain = "@nodejs_linux_s390x_config//:toolchain",
     toolchain_type = ":toolchain_type",