diff --git a/bazel/.SRCINFO b/bazel/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2f9a8d125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+pkgbase = bazel
+	pkgdesc = Correct, reproducible, and fast builds for everyone
+	pkgver = 8.1.0
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://bazel.build/
+	arch = x86_64
+	arch = powerpc64le
+	arch = powerpc64
+	arch = riscv64
+	license = Apache-2.0
+	makedepends = git
+	makedepends = protobuf
+	makedepends = python
+	depends = java-environment=21
+	depends = libarchive
+	depends = zip
+	depends = unzip
+	depends = which
+	options = !debug
+	options = !strip
+	source = https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/8.1.0/bazel-8.1.0-dist.zip
+	source = https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/8.1.0/bazel-8.1.0-dist.zip.sig
+	validpgpkeys = 71A1D0EFCFEB6281FD0437C93D5919B448457EE0
+	b2sums = 76da69aa2ee53db5c2151d02cfc165489207883245b3e5b16a44020babac8eb8441beceef47f970e27b9897a1add3f4954e3ca5d3b2bed18b8493fe9ab036775
+	b2sums = SKIP
+
+pkgname = bazel
diff --git a/bazel/.nvchecker.toml b/bazel/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ec4bbdceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[bazel]
+source = "git"
+git = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel.git"
diff --git a/bazel/PKGBUILD b/bazel/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..489e1e8779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# POWER Maintainer: Alexander Baldeck <alex.bldck@gmail.com>
+# Maintainer: Sven-Hendrik Haase <svenstaro@archlinux.org>
+# Maintainer: Konstantin Gizdov <arch@kge.pw>
+# Contributor: Frederik Schwan <frederik dot schwan at linux dot com>
+# Contributor: Simon Legner <Simon.Legner@gmail.com>
+
+pkgname=bazel
+pkgver=8.1.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc='Correct, reproducible, and fast builds for everyone'
+arch=(x86_64 powerpc64le powerpc64 riscv64)
+license=('Apache-2.0')
+url='https://bazel.build/'
+depends=('java-environment=21' 'libarchive' 'zip' 'unzip' 'which')
+makedepends=('git' 'protobuf' 'python')
+options=('!debug' '!strip')
+source=(
+  "https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/download/${pkgver}/bazel-${pkgver}-dist.zip"{,.sig}
+)
+b2sums=('76da69aa2ee53db5c2151d02cfc165489207883245b3e5b16a44020babac8eb8441beceef47f970e27b9897a1add3f4954e3ca5d3b2bed18b8493fe9ab036775'
+        'SKIP')
+validpgpkeys=('71A1D0EFCFEB6281FD0437C93D5919B448457EE0')
+
+build() {
+  EMBED_LABEL=$pkgver EXTRA_BAZEL_ARGS="--tool_java_runtime_version=local_jdk" ./compile.sh
+  #./output/bazel build scripts:bazel-complete.bash
+  cd output
+  ./bazel shutdown
+}
+
+package() {
+  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/scripts/packages/bazel.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/bazel"
+  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/output/bazel" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/bazel-real"
+  #install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/bazel-bin/scripts/bazel-complete.bash" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/bazel"
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/scripts/zsh_completion/_bazel" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_bazel"
+  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bazel"
+  for d in third_party tools; do
+    cp -r "${srcdir}/${d}" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/bazel/"
+  done
+}
+# vim:set ts=2 sw=2 et:
diff --git a/bazel/keys/pgp/71A1D0EFCFEB6281FD0437C93D5919B448457EE0.asc b/bazel/keys/pgp/71A1D0EFCFEB6281FD0437C93D5919B448457EE0.asc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb0fe1b494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/keys/pgp/71A1D0EFCFEB6281FD0437C93D5919B448457EE0.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
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