diff --git a/.aspect/workflows/bazelrc b/.aspect/workflows/bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16c9acbc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.aspect/workflows/bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# build without the bytes
+common --remote_download_minimal
+common --nobuild_runfile_links
diff --git a/.aspect/workflows/config.yaml b/.aspect/workflows/config.yaml
index a971e20e2..430b5b39e 100644
--- a/.aspect/workflows/config.yaml
+++ b/.aspect/workflows/config.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ workspaces:
   - e2e/external_copy_to_directory:
       gazelle:
         without: true
-
-bazel:
-  flags:
-    - --remote_download_minimal
-    - --nobuild_runfile_links
 tasks:
   branch_freshness:
   gazelle:
diff --git a/.aspect/workflows/terraform/workflows.tf b/.aspect/workflows/terraform/workflows.tf
index f5c44bc99..3fa508ab1 100644
--- a/.aspect/workflows/terraform/workflows.tf
+++ b/.aspect/workflows/terraform/workflows.tf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module "aspect_workflows" {
   region  = local.region
 
   # Aspect Workflows terraform module
-  source = "https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/static.aspect.build/aspect/5.8.0-rc14/workflows-gcp/terraform-gcp-aspect-workflows.zip"
+  source = "https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/static.aspect.build/aspect/5.8.0/workflows-gcp/terraform-gcp-aspect-workflows.zip"
 
   # Network properties
   network    = google_compute_network.workflows_network.id
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1e69af82d..c526e6c40 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,21 @@ setup: true
 orbs:
   continuation: circleci/continuation@1.0.0
   slack: circleci/slack@4.12.5
-  bazel: aspect-build/workflows@dev:5.8.0-rc14
+  aspect-workflows: aspect-build/workflows@5.8.0
+
+jobs:
+  legacy:
+    docker:
+      - image: cimg/base:2023.03
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: echo "this is an example of legacy non-workflows job"
 
 workflows:
-  bazel-setup:
+  default-workflow:
     jobs:
-      - bazel/setup:
-          aspect-config: .aspect/workflows/config.yaml
+      - legacy
+      - aspect-workflows/setup:
           resource_class: aspect-build/bazel-lib
           context:
             - slack