diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
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+++ b/.bazelrc
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+build --copt='-Werror' --copt='-pedantic' --copt='-Wall' --copt='-Wextra' --copt='-std=c++17'
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diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
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+load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "rive-cpp",
+    srcs = glob(["src/**/*.cpp"]),
+    hdrs = glob([
+        "include/**/*.hpp",
+        "include/**/*.h",
+    ]),
+    includes = ["include"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
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index 00000000..e69de29b