diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index 302944f281..85ffbd6adf 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ tasks:
     # If updating the minimum bazel version, please also update /docs/index.md
     bazel: "6.0.0"
     platform: ubuntu1804
+    # Disable use of `instrumented_files_info.metadata_files` until Bazel 6.3 is the min version
+    shell_commands:
+      echo 'common --experimental_use_coverage_metadata_files=false' > user.bazelrc
     build_targets: *default_linux_targets
     test_targets: *default_linux_targets
     coverage_targets: *default_linux_targets
@@ -231,6 +234,9 @@ tasks:
     name: "Min Bazel Version With Aspects"
     bazel: "6.0.0"
     platform: ubuntu1804
+    # Disable use of `instrumented_files_info.metadata_files` until Bazel 6.3 is the min version
+    shell_commands:
+      echo 'common --experimental_use_coverage_metadata_files=false' > user.bazelrc
     build_targets: *default_linux_targets
     test_targets: *default_linux_targets
     build_flags: *aspects_flags
diff --git a/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel b/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel
index 0cf1253831..367077a65d 100644
--- a/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ bool_flag(
 # reporting tools like `llvm-cov` and `llvm-profdata` as runfiles to each test.
 bool_flag(
     name = "experimental_use_coverage_metadata_files",
-    build_setting_default = False,
+    build_setting_default = True,
 )
 
 bzl_library(