diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 0a70619d..045131e1 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ fn sdkPath(comptime suffix: []const u8) []const u8 {
 }
 
 comptime {
-    const min_zig = std.SemanticVersion.parse("0.11.0") 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 }));
+    const supported_zig = std.SemanticVersion.parse("0.12.0-dev.2063+804cee3b9") catch unreachable;
+    if (builtin.zig_version.order(supported_zig) != .eq) {
+        @compileError(std.fmt.comptimePrint("unsupported Zig version ({}). Required Zig version 2024.1.0-mach: https://machengine.org/about/nominated-zig/#202410-mach", .{builtin.zig_version}));
     }
 }