Zig Shifts All Package Management to Its Build System

The Zig language team announced a major change to its tooling. Package management responsibilities have been moved from the compiler. The new approach integrates dependency handling into the build system. This shift aims to simplify the compilation pipeline. Developers will use the same build scripts to fetch and manage libraries. The change was detailed in the official devlog on June 30, 2026. Early adopters are encouraged to test the updated workflow. The move is expected to improve build performance and configurability.