diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index b0b901606..4640b0d19 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ cc_library(
     name = "yaml-cpp_internal",
     visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
     strip_include_prefix = "src",
+    copts = [
+        "-std=c++11",
+    ],
     hdrs = glob(["src/**/*.h"]),
 )
 
@@ -9,6 +12,9 @@ cc_library(
     name = "yaml-cpp",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     includes = ["include"],
+    copts = [
+        "-std=c++11",
+    ],
     hdrs = glob(["include/**/*.h"]),
     srcs = glob(["src/**/*.cpp", "src/**/*.h"]),
 )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff4d3f3ca..e13de759f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ If you find a bug, post an [issue](https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/issues)! I
 
 # How to Build #
 
+## CMake
+
 yaml-cpp uses [CMake](http://www.cmake.org) to support cross-platform building. The basic steps to build are:
 
 1. Download and install [CMake](http://www.cmake.org) (Resources -> Download).
@@ -42,6 +44,28 @@ cmake [-G generator] [-DYAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON|OFF] ..
 
 5. To clean up, just remove the `build` directory.
 
+## 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 Release #
 
 [yaml-cpp 0.6.0](https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/releases/tag/yaml-cpp-0.6.0) has been released! This release requires C++11, and no longer depends on Boost.
@@ -50,7 +74,7 @@ cmake [-G generator] [-DYAML_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON|OFF] ..
 
 **The old API will continue to be supported, and will still receive bugfixes!** The 0.3.x and 0.4.x versions will be old API releases, and 0.5.x and above will all be new API releases.
 
-# API Documentation 
+# API Documentation
 
 The autogenerated API reference is hosted on [CodeDocs](https://codedocs.xyz/jbeder/yaml-cpp/index.html)