diff --git a/GETTING_STARTED.md b/GETTING_STARTED.md
index 8413c79c..5f714c98 100644
--- a/GETTING_STARTED.md
+++ b/GETTING_STARTED.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This document includes guidelines.
 To build Yacl from source, you will need the following tools:
 
 - [bazel](https://bazel.build/): We recommend to use the official [bazelisk](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk?tab=readme-ov-file#installation) to manage bazel version.
+  - If not use bazelisk, please set the environment variable `USE_BAZEL_VERSION` to the specified version, which can be found in the `.bazeliskrc` file.
 - [gcc >= 10.3](https://gcc.gnu.org/)
 - [cmake](https://cmake.org/)
 - [ninja/ninja-build](https://ninja-build.org/)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09d286dc..712a14da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Supported platforms:
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- **bazel**: [.bazelversion](.bazelversion) file describes the recommended version of bazel. We recommend to use the official [bazelisk](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk?tab=readme-ov-file#installation) to manage bazel version.
+- **bazel**: [.bazeliskrc](.bazeliskrc) sets the recommended version of bazel. We recommend to use the official [bazelisk](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk?tab=readme-ov-file#installation) to manage bazel version.
 - **gcc >= 10.3**
 - **[cmake](https://cmake.org/getting-started/)**
 - **[ninja/ninja-build](https://ninja-build.org/)**
diff --git a/examples/.bazeliskrc b/examples/.bazeliskrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc6e62aa
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+USE_BAZEL_VERSION=7.4.1
diff --git a/examples/.bazelversion b/examples/.bazelversion
deleted file mode 100644
index b6167179..00000000
--- a/examples/.bazelversion
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-7.4.0
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