Configure Bazel version and disable build isolation in CI workflows

Author: vkarampudi

.github/workflows/ci-test.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  USE_BAZEL_VERSION: 7.7.0
+
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
     if: github.actor != 'copybara-service[bot]'
@@ -31,7 +34,10 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install .[test]
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler
+        pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel numpy pyarrow
+        pip install --no-build-isolation .[test]
 
     - name: Run unit tests
       shell: bash

.github/workflows/wheels.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
+env:
+  USE_BAZEL_VERSION: 7.7.0
+
 jobs:
   build-package:
     name: Build sdist
@@ -20,11 +23,15 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.10'
 
     - name: Install python dependencies
-      run: pip install --upgrade pip build twine
+      run: |
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler
+        pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel numpy pyarrow build twine
+        pip install --no-build-isolation .
 
     - name: Build sdist and wheel
       run: |
-        python -m build --sdist --wheel -o wheelhouse
+        python -m build --sdist --wheel --no-isolation -o wheelhouse
 
     - name: List and check sdist
       run: |