diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f87d1a64a..6ced349aa4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@angular-devkit/core": "^7.3.2",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "^7.3.2",
     "@angular/bazel": "file:./tools/npm/@angular_bazel",
-    "@bazel/jasmine": "0.26.0",
+    "@bazel/jasmine": "0.27.4",
     "@bazel/karma": "0.27.4",
     "@bazel/typescript": "0.27.4",
     "@microsoft/api-extractor": "^7.0.21",
diff --git a/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts b/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts
index d9f256f830..0dc2b82471 100644
--- a/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts
+++ b/tools/testing/init_node_spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ import 'reflect-metadata/Reflect';
 // jasmine_node_test under Bazel will check if `jasmineCore.boot(jasmineCore)`
 // has been called and re-use the env if it has.
 // See https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/pull/539
-const jasmineCore: any = require('jasmine-core');
+let jasmineCore: any = null;
+try {
+  // Under Bazel we want to use the jasmine-core version that is
+  // a transive dep of @bazel/typescript. Attempt to require under
+  // its nested node_modules incase it was not hoisted.
+  jasmineCore = require('@bazel/jasmine/node_modules/jasmine-core');
+} catch (_) {
+  jasmineCore = require('jasmine-core');
+}
 jasmineCore.boot(jasmineCore);
 import 'zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js';
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 57c18ded82..703a9a433c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bazel/ibazel/-/ibazel-0.9.0.tgz#fd60023acd36313d304cc2f8c2e181b88b5445cd"
   integrity sha512-E31cefDcdJsx/oii6p/gqKZXSVw0kEg1O73DD2McFcSvnf/p1GYWcQtVgdRQmlviBEytJkJgdX8rtThitRvcow==
 
-"@bazel/jasmine@0.26.0":
-  version "0.26.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bazel/jasmine/-/jasmine-0.26.0.tgz#f7aed169b057b5af547d2573657b394ecbda0b5d"
-  integrity sha512-lkvzPHdbSEe1zitnV1hIBwodriXqp/ClHSZQJ5Y486UaLQ6Sm7k7gV2phOwtg7LqLVZnElZDmFLSI0/O1UYYyQ==
+"@bazel/jasmine@0.27.4":
+  version "0.27.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bazel/jasmine/-/jasmine-0.27.4.tgz#1b6548def3d35ed14799681cab27a01d776d2835"
+  integrity sha512-rFNZTFYWVSYqK5CqfBtbC7TL2FofIEYfM5Q8gWol8Lc6ChLjI5574jtmqWyJDMjRskKmJUDz4m5gaiE+BoKHeA==
   dependencies:
     jasmine "~3.3.1"