diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/bazel.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .azure-pipelines/bazel.yml
rename to .azure-pipelines/ci.yml
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/stage/checks.yml b/.azure-pipelines/stage/checks.yml
index 50fdb0956cda..f39eec4787d9 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/stage/checks.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/stage/checks.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
   timeoutInMinutes: 180
   pool: envoy-x64-small
   steps:
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: $(CI_TARGET)
       cacheName: $(CI_TARGET)
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml b/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml
index be4e4a6ada14..acf1cca81ba0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
   timeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.timeoutBuild }}
   pool: ${{ parameters.pool }}
   steps:
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       managedAgent: ${{ parameters.managedAgent }}
       ciTarget: release
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/stage/prechecks.yml b/.azure-pipelines/stage/prechecks.yml
index 6f65efc45d94..6ef132a9b01a 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/stage/prechecks.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/stage/prechecks.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         publishing:
           CI_TARGET: docs
   steps:
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: $(CI_TARGET)
       cacheName: $(CI_TARGET)
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/stage/publish.yml b/.azure-pipelines/stage/publish.yml
index c6885d876275..4896267629a0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/stage/publish.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/stage/publish.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: "release"
       itemPattern: "release/**/bin/*"
       targetPath: $(Build.StagingDirectory)
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: docker-upload
       cacheName: docker-upload
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: "release"
       itemPattern: "release/x64/bin/*"
       targetPath: $(Build.StagingDirectory)
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: distribution
       cacheName: distribution
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
       itemPattern: "release/arm64/bin/*"
       targetPath: $(Build.StagingDirectory)
 
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       managedAgent: false
       ciTarget: distribution
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: $(agentUbuntu)
   steps:
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: docs
       cacheName: docs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
       artifactName: "distribution"
       itemPattern: "distribution/**/packages.*.tar.gz"
       targetPath: $(Build.StagingDirectory)
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: release.signed
       cacheName: release-signed
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: $(agentUbuntu)
   steps:
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: verify.trigger
       cacheName: verify-trigger
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/stage/verify.yml b/.azure-pipelines/stage/verify.yml
index 2214bee7971e..c0d6f3091f41 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/stage/verify.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/stage/verify.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       itemPattern: "distribution/x64/packages.x64.tar.gz"
       downloadType: single
       targetPath: $(Build.StagingDirectory)
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       ciTarget: verify_distro
       cacheName: verify_distro
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       itemPattern: "distribution/arm64/packages.arm64.tar.gz"
       downloadType: single
       targetPath: $(Build.StagingDirectory)
-  - template: ../bazel.yml
+  - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
       managedAgent: false
       ciTarget: verify_distro