diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6eba11841..c25f47317 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -85,4 +85,7 @@ src/stamp-h1
 
 /bazel-*
 
+zig-out/
+zig-cache/
+
 # End
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95cc59f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    try b.updateFile("src/config.h.generic", "src/config.h");
+    try b.updateFile("src/pcre2.h.generic", "src/pcre2.h");
+    try b.updateFile("src/pcre2_chartables.c.dist", "src/pcre2_chartables.c");
+
+    const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
+        .name = "pcre2",
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+    lib.addIncludePath("src");
+    lib.addCSourceFiles(&.{
+        "src/pcre2_auto_possess.c",
+        "src/pcre2_chkdint.c",
+        "src/pcre2_compile.c",
+        "src/pcre2_config.c",
+        "src/pcre2_context.c",
+        "src/pcre2_convert.c",
+        "src/pcre2_dfa_match.c",
+        "src/pcre2_error.c",
+        "src/pcre2_extuni.c",
+        "src/pcre2_find_bracket.c",
+        "src/pcre2_maketables.c",
+        "src/pcre2_match.c",
+        "src/pcre2_match_data.c",
+        "src/pcre2_newline.c",
+        "src/pcre2_ord2utf.c",
+        "src/pcre2_pattern_info.c",
+        "src/pcre2_script_run.c",
+        "src/pcre2_serialize.c",
+        "src/pcre2_string_utils.c",
+        "src/pcre2_study.c",
+        "src/pcre2_substitute.c",
+        "src/pcre2_substring.c",
+        "src/pcre2_tables.c",
+        "src/pcre2_ucd.c",
+        "src/pcre2_ucptables.c",
+        "src/pcre2_valid_utf.c",
+        "src/pcre2_xclass.c",
+        "src/pcre2_chartables.c",
+    }, &.{
+        "-std=c99",
+        "-DHAVE_CONFIG_H",
+        "-DPCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH=8",
+        "-DPCRE2_STATIC",
+    });
+    lib.installHeader("src/pcre2.h", "pcre2.h");
+    lib.linkLibC();
+    lib.install();
+}