diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 0a2d1d2..8ffb8cc 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const zine = @import("zine");
 
+const minimum_build_zig_version_string = @import("build.zig.zon").minimum_zig_version;
+const minimum_build_zig_version = std.SemanticVersion.parse(minimum_build_zig_version_string) catch unreachable;
+
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
+    checkZigVersion();
+
     // Workaround for Zine's early return bug on macOS due to lazy dependencies
     const zine_dep = b.dependencyFromBuildZig(zine, .{ .@"no-git-version" = true });
     if (zine_dep.builder.install_tls.step.dependencies.items.len == 0) {
@@ -57,3 +63,19 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
     serve.dependOn(&run_zine.step);
 }
+
+fn checkZigVersion() void {
+    comptime if (builtin.zig_version.order(minimum_build_zig_version) == .lt) {
+        const message = std.fmt.comptimePrint(
+            \\Your Zig version does not meet the minimum build requirement:
+            \\  required Zig version: {[minimum_version]f} (or greater)
+            \\  actual   Zig version: {[current_version]s}
+            \\
+            \\Download the latest nightly of Zig (https://ziglang.org/download/)
+        , .{
+            .current_version = builtin.zig_version_string,
+            .minimum_version = minimum_build_zig_version,
+        });
+        @compileError(message);
+    };
+}