diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff6db819b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+build --enable_platform_specific_config
+build:linux --cxxopt=-std=c++17
+build:macos --cxxopt=-std=c++17
+build:windows --cxxopt=/std:c++17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bazel.yml b/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
index 88700c44c..752b662be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ jobs:
           key: bazel-cache-${{ runner.os }}
       - name: Build All (Windows)
         if: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache build --cxxopt=/std:c++17 //...
+        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache build //...
       - name: Test All (Windows)
         if: ${{matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache test --cxxopt=/std:c++17 //...
+        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache test //...
       - name: Build All (Linux, MacOS)
         if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache build --cxxopt=-std=c++17 //...
+        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache build //...
       - name: Test All (Linux, MacOS)
         if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
-        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache test --cxxopt=-std=c++17 //...
+        run: bazel --output_user_root=~/.bazel/cache test //...
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc9d6c773..67793bd55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -386,15 +386,8 @@ fuzzer tests.
 ### Build using Bazel
 You can also use [Bazel](https://bazel.build/) to build the project.
 
-On linux:
 ```sh
-cd <spirv-dir>
-bazel build --cxxopt=-std=c++17 :all
-```
-
-On windows:
-```sh
-bazel build --cxxopt=/std:c++17 :all
+bazel build :all
 ```
 
 ### Build a node.js package using Emscripten