diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index d5a341bc7..312f3d5e6 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This document covers the steps necessary to download, build, and deploy Nomulus.
 You will need the following programs installed on your local machine:
 
 *   A recent version of the [Java 7 JDK][java-jdk7].
-*   [Bazel build system](http://bazel.io/) >= version 0.4.4. Make sure to
+*   [Bazel build system](http://bazel.io/) >= version 0.4.2. Make sure to
     download the JDK7-compatible version.
 *   [Google App Engine SDK for Java][app-engine-sdk], and configure aliases to
     to the `gcloud` and `appcfg.sh` utilities (you'll use them a lot).
diff --git a/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl b/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl
index 157d8b917..cd730008a 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl
+++ b/java/google/registry/repositories.bzl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_closure//closure/private:java_import_external.bzl", "java_
 
 def domain_registry_bazel_check():
   """Checks Bazel version for Nomulus."""
-  _check_bazel_version("Nomulus", "0.4.4")
+  _check_bazel_version("Nomulus", "0.4.2")
 
 def domain_registry_repositories(
     omit_com_beust_jcommander=False,
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ def com_google_auto_factory():
           "",
           "java_plugin(",
           "    name = \"AutoFactoryProcessor\",",
-          "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
+          # TODO(jart): https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/2286
+          # "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
           "    processor_class = \"com.google.auto.factory.processor.AutoFactoryProcessor\",",
           "    generates_api = 1,",
           "    tags = [\"annotation=com.google.auto.factory.AutoFactory;genclass=${package}.${outerclasses}@{className|${classname}Factory}\"],",
@@ -746,7 +747,8 @@ def com_google_auto_service():
       extra_build_file_content = "\n".join([
           "java_plugin(",
           "    name = \"AutoServiceProcessor\",",
-          "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
+          # TODO(jart): https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/2286
+          # "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
           "    processor_class = \"com.google.auto.service.processor.AutoServiceProcessor\",",
           "    deps = [\":processor\"],",
           ")",
@@ -779,7 +781,8 @@ def com_google_auto_value():
       extra_build_file_content = "\n".join([
           "java_plugin(",
           "    name = \"AutoAnnotationProcessor\",",
-          "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
+          # TODO(jart): https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/2286
+          # "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
           "    processor_class = \"com.google.auto.value.processor.AutoAnnotationProcessor\",",
           "    tags = [\"annotation=com.google.auto.value.AutoAnnotation;genclass=${package}.AutoAnnotation_${outerclasses}${classname}_${methodname}\"],",
           "    deps = [\":processor\"],",
@@ -787,7 +790,8 @@ def com_google_auto_value():
           "",
           "java_plugin(",
           "    name = \"AutoValueProcessor\",",
-          "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
+          # TODO(jart): https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/2286
+          # "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
           "    processor_class = \"com.google.auto.value.processor.AutoValueProcessor\",",
           "    tags = [\"annotation=com.google.auto.value.AutoValue;genclass=${package}.AutoValue_${outerclasses}${classname}\"],",
           "    deps = [\":processor\"],",
@@ -862,7 +866,8 @@ def com_google_dagger_compiler():
       extra_build_file_content = "\n".join([
           "java_plugin(",
           "    name = \"ComponentProcessor\",",
-          "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
+          # TODO(jart): https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/2286
+          # "    output_licenses = [\"unencumbered\"],",
           "    processor_class = \"dagger.internal.codegen.ComponentProcessor\",",
           "    generates_api = 1,",
           "    tags = [",