diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index d4d0cf0..43063b8 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module(
 
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.16")
 bazel_dep(name = "cpp-httplib", version = "0.22.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "1.0.0")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.17.0", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "toolchains_llvm", version = "1.6.0", dev_dependency = True)
diff --git a/build_utils/BUILD.bazel b/build_utils/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ca983a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_utils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+exports_files(["defs.bzl"])
diff --git a/build_utils/defs.bzl b/build_utils/defs.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bf9c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_utils/defs.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library", "cc_test")
+
+_LINUX_FLAGS = [
+    "-std=c++20",
+    "-Wall",
+    "-Wextra",
+    "-Wpedantic",
+    "-Werror",
+]
+
+_WINDOWS_FLAGS = [
+    "/std:c++20",
+    "/WX",
+    "/W4",
+]
+
+def _strict_copts():
+    return select({
+        "@platforms//os:linux": _LINUX_FLAGS,
+        "@platforms//os:windows": _WINDOWS_FLAGS,
+        "//conditions:default": _LINUX_FLAGS,
+    })
+
+def strict_cc_library(name, copts = [], **kwargs):
+    """Wrapper around cc_library that enforces C++20 and warnings as errors."""
+    cc_library(
+        name = name,
+        copts = _strict_copts() + copts,
+        **kwargs
+    )
+
+def strict_cc_binary(name, copts = [], **kwargs):
+    """Wrapper around cc_binary that enforces C++20 and warnings as errors."""
+    cc_binary(
+        name = name,
+        copts = _strict_copts() + copts,
+        **kwargs
+    )
+
+def strict_cc_test(name, copts = [], **kwargs):
+    """Wrapper around cc_test that enforces C++20 and warnings as errors."""
+    cc_test(
+        name = name,
+        copts = _strict_copts() + copts,
+        **kwargs
+    )
diff --git a/src/BUILD.bazel b/src/BUILD.bazel
index b4d84ca..856112e 100644
--- a/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library")
+load("//build_utils:defs.bzl", "strict_cc_binary", "strict_cc_library")
 
-cc_library(
+strict_cc_library(
     name = "rest_api_helper",
     srcs = ["hello.cpp"],
     hdrs = ["hello.hpp"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
-cc_binary(
+strict_cc_binary(
     name = "example_app",
     srcs = ["main.cpp"],
     deps = [":rest_api_helper"],