diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 45ae375ee..400fb8b1e 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ cc_library(
     name = "yaml-cpp_internal",
     visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
     strip_include_prefix = "src",
+    copts = [
+        "-std=c++11",
+    ],
     hdrs = glob(["src/**/*.h"]),
 )
 
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@ cc_library(
     name = "yaml-cpp",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     includes = ["include"],
+    copts = [
+        "-std=c++11",
+    ],
     hdrs = glob(["include/**/*.h"]),
     srcs = glob(["src/**/*.cpp", "src/**/*.h"]),
     defines = yaml_cpp_defines,
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 285644ed7..e9a6206aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ See [Tutorial](https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/wiki/Tutorial) and [How to Emi
 If you find a bug, post an [issue](https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues)! If you have questions about how to use yaml-cpp, please post it on http://stackoverflow.com and tag it [`yaml-cpp`](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/yaml-cpp).
 
 ## How to Build
+### CMake
 
 `yaml-cpp` uses [CMake](http://www.cmake.org) to support cross-platform building. Install [CMake](http://www.cmake.org) _(Resources -> Download)_ before proceeding. The basic steps to build are:
 
@@ -66,6 +67,29 @@ FetchContent_MakeAvailable(yaml-cpp)
 target_link_libraries(YOUR_LIBRARY PUBLIC yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp) # The library or executable that require yaml-cpp library
 ```
 
+### Bazel
+
+#### Build
+
+```bash
+$ bazel build :yaml-cpp
+```
+
+#### External Dependency
+
+```python
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:git.bzl", "git_repository")
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Yaml parser
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+git_repository(
+    name = "yaml_parser",
+    remote = "https://github.com/yicm/yaml-cpp.git",
+    commit = "c5d1fcf",
+)
+```
+
+
 ## Recent Releases
 
 [yaml-cpp 0.9.0](https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/releases/tag/yaml-cpp-0.9.0) released!
@@ -74,7 +98,7 @@ target_link_libraries(YOUR_LIBRARY PUBLIC yaml-cpp::yaml-cpp) # The library or e
 
 **The old API will stop receiving bugfixes in 2026.** The 0.3.x versions provide the old API, and 0.5.x and above all provide the new API.
 
-# API Documentation 
+# API Documentation
 
 The autogenerated API reference is hosted on [CodeDocs](https://codedocs.xyz/jbeder/yaml-cpp/index.html)