diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0ceb744e25592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Show us information about failures.
+build --verbose_failures
+test --test_output=errors
+
+# Retry tests up to 3 times if they fail.
+test --flaky_test_attempts=3
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d29ee801e33f..36ff991e567f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ endef
 	@echo "$$BAZEL_TEST_HELP_INFO"
 else
 bazel-test:
-	bazel test  --test_output=errors //cmd/... //pkg/... //federation/... //plugin/... //build/... //third_party/... //hack/... //hack:verify-all
+	bazel test  //cmd/... //pkg/... //federation/... //plugin/... //build/... //third_party/... //hack/... //hack:verify-all
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(PRINT_HELP),y)