diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..554440cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build --cxxopt=-std=c++14 --host_cxxopt=-std=c++14
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 7afb0d7d..79fd85a2 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "com_google_protobuf",
-    sha256 = "33cba8b89be6c81b1461f1c438424f7a1aa4e31998dbe9ed6f8319583daac8c7",
-    strip_prefix = "protobuf-3.10.0",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.10.0.zip"],
+    sha256 = "616bb3536ac1fff3fb1a141450fa28b875e985712170ea7f1bfe5e5fc41e2cd8",
+    strip_prefix = "protobuf-24.4",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v24.4/protobuf-24.4.tar.gz"],
 )
 
 load("@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")