diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0dec590..d28b788 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 build
 release
 docs
+zig-out
+zig-cache
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e286f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+// Compile our C source with zig
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{ .preferred_optimize_mode = .ReleaseFast });
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "ctree",
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+        .strip = true,
+    });
+
+    const sources = &.{ "src/main.c", "src/tree.c" };
+
+    exe.linkLibC();
+    exe.addCSourceFiles(.{ .files = sources });
+
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+}