diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..217cde932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+build:gcc11 --cxxopt=-std=c++20
+build:gcc11 --cxxopt=-Wall
diff --git a/.bazelversion b/.bazelversion
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21c8c7b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelversion
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7.1.1
diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c3a80b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
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+cc_library(
+    name = "pistache_lib",
+    srcs = glob(["src/**/*.cc"]),
+    hdrs = glob(["include/pistache/**/*.h"]) + [
+        "subprojects/hinnant-date/include/date/date.h",
+    ],
+    includes = [
+        "include",
+        "subprojects/hinnant-date/include",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
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index 000000000..588536866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Julian Amann
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+module(
+    name = "pistache",
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
diff --git a/WORKSPACE.bazel b/WORKSPACE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90aebeb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Julian Amann
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# WORKSPACE marker file needed by Bazel