diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index ce9593da4..ba9e2cf24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -634,9 +634,9 @@ jobs:
       (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && (inputs.job_id == 'all' || inputs.job_id == 'zebrilus')) ||
       github.event_name == 'push'
     steps:
-      - name: Setup
-        run: |
-          sudo snap install zig --classic --beta
+      # The zig version from minimum_zig_version in build.zig.zon will be installed.
+      - name: Install zig
+        uses: mlugg/setup-zig@d1434d08867e3ee9daa34448df10607b98908d29 # v2.2.1
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ffdb8594..3b29a7e4f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ src/stamp-h1
 /bazel-*
 *.bazel.lock
 
+zig-pkg/
 zig-out/
 zig-cache/
 .zig-cache/
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3a6a5da1d..e5409e0dc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 EXTRA_DIST += \
   BUILD.bazel \
   MODULE.bazel \
-  build.zig
+  build.zig \
+  build.zig.zon
 
 # These are support files for building under VMS
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index 1c064770b..29768ad3b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ The distribution should contain the files listed below.
   BUILD.bazel             ) files used by the Bazel
   MODULE.bazel            )   build system
   build.zig               file used by zig's build system
+  build.zig.zon           file used by zig's package manager
 
 (G) Auxiliary files for building PCRE2 under OpenVMS
 
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..447cc57e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.{
+    .name = .pcre2,
+    .version = "10.48.0-DEV",
+
+    // Do NOT change this for new releases.
+    // DO change this if making a fork of PCRE2 which is used by any Zig clients.
+    .fingerprint = 0x914b3d63ebab9e21,
+
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.2",
+    .dependencies = .{},
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",   "build.zig.zon",
+        "src/",        "doc/",
+        "deps/",       "HACKING",
+        "INSTALL",     "README.md",
+        "LICENCE.md",  "AUTHORS.md",
+        "SECURITY.md",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/doc/html/README.txt b/doc/html/README.txt
index 1c064770b..29768ad3b 100644
--- a/doc/html/README.txt
+++ b/doc/html/README.txt
@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ The distribution should contain the files listed below.
   BUILD.bazel             ) files used by the Bazel
   MODULE.bazel            )   build system
   build.zig               file used by zig's build system
+  build.zig.zon           file used by zig's package manager
 
 (G) Auxiliary files for building PCRE2 under OpenVMS
 
diff --git a/maint/UpdateAlways b/maint/UpdateAlways
index a6e96d638..a6e857941 100755
--- a/maint/UpdateAlways
+++ b/maint/UpdateAlways
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ txt_files=(
   RunTest
   SECURITY.md
   build.zig
+  build.zig.zon
   configure.ac
   libpcre2-8.pc.in
   libpcre2-16.pc.in
diff --git a/maint/UpdateRelease.py b/maint/UpdateRelease.py
index 01fd09ac6..076896db6 100755
--- a/maint/UpdateRelease.py
+++ b/maint/UpdateRelease.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 # Script to update all the hardcoded release numbers in the source tree.
 #  - Documentation manpages.
 #  - Bazel MODULE file.
+#  - Zig package manifest.
 
 # This script should be run in the main PCRE2 directory.
 
 import glob
+import re
 
 from UpdateCommon import update_file, CURRENT_RELEASE
 
@@ -27,3 +29,9 @@ def update_man_version(filename):
 # MODULE.bazel
 print('Updating MODULE.bazel')
 update_file('MODULE.bazel', r'(?m)^    version = ".*?"', '    version = "%s"' % CURRENT_RELEASE)
+
+# build.zig.zon
+# Zig requires a semver MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[-prerelease], so insert .0 as patch.
+print('Updating build.zig.zon')
+ZIG_VERSION = re.sub(r'^(\d+\.\d+)(.*)$', r'\1.0\2', CURRENT_RELEASE)
+update_file('build.zig.zon', r'(?m)^    \.version = ".*?"', '    .version = "%s"' % ZIG_VERSION)
diff --git a/maint/manifest-tarball b/maint/manifest-tarball
index 720c5f641..efd29ff4a 100644
--- a/maint/manifest-tarball
+++ b/maint/manifest-tarball
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ drwxr-xr-x tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT
 -rw-r--r-- tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT/aclocal.m4
 -rwxr-xr-x tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT/ar-lib
 -rw-r--r-- tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT/build.zig
+-rw-r--r-- tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT/build.zig.zon
 drwxr-xr-x tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT/cmake
 -rw-r--r-- tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT/cmake/COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS
 -rw-r--r-- tarball-dir/pcre2-SNAPSHOT/cmake/FindEditline.cmake