diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 8734eaeb..692fab07 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -172,3 +172,10 @@ fn sdkPath(comptime suffix: []const u8) []const u8 {
         break :blk root_dir ++ suffix;
     };
 }
+
+comptime {
+    const min_zig = std.SemanticVersion.parse("0.11.0-dev.3947+89396ff02") catch unreachable;
+    if (builtin.zig_version.order(min_zig) == .lt) {
+        @compileError(std.fmt.comptimePrint("Your Zig version v{} does not meet the minimum build requirement of v{}", .{ builtin.zig_version, min_zig }));
+    }
+}