diff --git a/packages/zig/0.7.1/build.sh b/packages/zig/0.7.1/build.sh
index 9714794..284214f 100755
--- a/packages/zig/0.7.1/build.sh
+++ b/packages/zig/0.7.1/build.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ curl -L "https://ziglang.org/download/0.7.1/zig-linux-x86_64-0.7.1.tar.xz" -o zi
 tar xf zig.tar.xz --strip-components=1
 rm zig.tar.xz
 
-cd ../
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+cd ../
diff --git a/packages/zig/0.8.0/build.sh b/packages/zig/0.8.0/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b3bbaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zig/0.8.0/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+mkdir -p bin
+cd bin/
+
+curl -L "https://ziglang.org/download/0.8.0/zig-linux-x86_64-0.8.0.tar.xz" -o zig.tar.xz
+tar xf zig.tar.xz --strip-components=1
+rm zig.tar.xz
+
+cd ../
diff --git a/packages/zig/0.8.0/compile b/packages/zig/0.8.0/compile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75ee6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zig/0.8.0/compile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# optimizing for small programs
+rename 's/$/\.zig/' "$@" # Add .zig extension
+
+zig build-exe -O ReleaseSafe --color off --cache-dir . --global-cache-dir . --name out *.zig
diff --git a/packages/zig/0.8.0/environment b/packages/zig/0.8.0/environment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85000c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zig/0.8.0/environment
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# compiler path
+export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
diff --git a/packages/zig/0.8.0/metadata.json b/packages/zig/0.8.0/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7af8ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zig/0.8.0/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "language": "zig",
+    "version": "0.8.0",
+    "aliases": ["zig"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/zig/0.8.0/run b/packages/zig/0.8.0/run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d96e06f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zig/0.8.0/run
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+shift # Filename is only used in compile step, so we can take it out here
+./out "$@"
diff --git a/packages/zig/0.8.0/test.zig b/packages/zig/0.8.0/test.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..548c703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zig/0.8.0/test.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    try stdout.print("OK\n", .{});
+}
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