# Will Zig 0.16 include LLVM 22?

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/will-zig-0-16-include-llvm-22/14831>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** c, build-system, zig-0-16\
**Created:** [April 7, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/will-zig-0-16-include-llvm-22/14831 "2026-04-07T14:12:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ultiman3rd](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/ultiman3rd/32/8222_2.png) [@ultiman3rd](https://ziggit.dev/u/ultiman3rd)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/will-zig-0-16-include-llvm-22/14831/1 "2026-04-07T14:12:20Z")

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Gidday,

I understand that Zig _by default_ updates to the latest LLVM release with each new minor version. However, I’m looking for confirmation that this will be the case for 0.16. The [tracking issue](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/24542) for LLVM 22 is on github and as such has not seen updates since the Codeberg switch, and despite searching, I haven’t found a concrete answer on whether LLVM 22 is a guaranteed part of the 0.16 update.

I’d very much like to switch to Zig as the build system for my C game engine and games, but I use Clang 22 for the defer-ts (and other features) so I’m currently using cmake. I’ve used Zig as a C build system on a few projects and would greatly like to leverage it for a few specific benefits, but Clang 22 is an absolute requirement for me.

Cheers,

Nick.

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**Author:** ![rpkak](https://ziggit.dev/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a4c791/32.png) [@rpkak](https://ziggit.dev/u/rpkak)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/will-zig-0-16-include-llvm-22/14831/2 "2026-04-07T14:17:44Z")

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0.16 will be llvm 21. See [#compiler \> general chat @ 💬](https://zsf.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/454360-compiler/topic//near/582311878)

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**Author:** ![pachde](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/pachde/32/2485_2.png) [@pachde](https://ziggit.dev/u/pachde)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/will-zig-0-16-include-llvm-22/14831/3 "2026-04-07T14:19:11Z")

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I just saw a message on the Forum posted by the PR bot that says Zig 17 will be mostly the switch to LLVM 22 (and a short release cycle). So the answer would appear to be no.

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**Author:** ![ultiman3rd](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/ultiman3rd/32/8222_2.png) [@ultiman3rd](https://ziggit.dev/u/ultiman3rd)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/will-zig-0-16-include-llvm-22/14831/4 "2026-04-07T14:20:29Z")

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I see, thanks rpkak and pachde! Looks like I’ll be waiting for 0.17 then.

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**Author:** ![Nae](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/nae/32/10157_2.png) [@Nae](https://ziggit.dev/u/Nae)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/will-zig-0-16-include-llvm-22/14831/5 "2026-04-09T03:16:50Z")

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Randomly saw this yesterday  
[https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig/issues/31762#issuecomment-12841026](https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig/issues/31762#issuecomment-12841026)