diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.5.8.0
+-------
+
+- Added support for Zig language (`.zig`) (by Dmitry Bogatov).
+
 1.5.7.0
 -------
 
diff --git a/doc/usr/page.rst b/doc/usr/page.rst
--- a/doc/usr/page.rst
+++ b/doc/usr/page.rst
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
 - Forth files (``.fs``, ``.fth``, ``.4th``)
 - YAML files (``.yaml``, ``.yml``)
 - LaTeX files (``.tex``)
+- Zig files (``.zig``)
 - plain text files (``.txt``)
 
 If you want a file type ``.xyz`` to be recognised as one in the list above,
diff --git a/lentil.cabal b/lentil.cabal
--- a/lentil.cabal
+++ b/lentil.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       3.0
 name:                lentil
-version:             1.5.7.0
+version:             1.5.8.0
 synopsis:            frugal issue tracker
 description:         minumum effort, cohesive issue tracker based on
                      ubiquitous @TODO@s and @FIXME@s conventions.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 category:            Development, Project Management
 stability:           Stable
 build-type:          Simple
-tested-with:         GHC==8.4.1, GHC==8.6.1, GHC==8.8.3
+tested-with:         GHC==8.4.1, GHC==8.6.1, GHC==8.8.3, GHC==9.4.3
 extra-source-files:  stack.yaml,
                      test/test-files/lang-comm/clang.c,
                      test/test-files/lang-comm/forth.fs,
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
                      test/test-files/lang-comm/yaml.yml,
                      test/test-files/lang-comm/text.txt,
                      test/test-files/lang-comm/latex.tex,
+                     test/test-files/lang-comm/zig.zig,
                      test/test-files/specific/contiguous.c,
                      test/test-files/specific/cont-custom.c,
                      test/test-files/specific/latin1.c,
diff --git a/src/Lentil/Parse/Syntaxes.hs b/src/Lentil/Parse/Syntaxes.hs
--- a/src/Lentil/Parse/Syntaxes.hs
+++ b/src/Lentil/Parse/Syntaxes.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 import Lentil.Types
 
 import Text.Megaparsec
-import Control.Applicative hiding (many)
 import Prelude
 
 import qualified System.FilePath as SF
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@
               ([".java"],               Just c), -- Java
               ([".glsl"],               Just c), -- GL Shader
               ([".xrl"],                Just c), -- FLEX
+              ([".zig"],                Just zig),
               ([".js"],                 Just javascript),
               ([".ts"],                 Just javascript), -- TypeScript
               ([".pas", ".pp", ".inc"], Just pascal),
@@ -83,12 +83,14 @@
               ([".tex"],                Just latex), -- LaTeX, TeX
               ([".txt", ".md"],         Just text) ]
 
-haskell, c, javascript, pascal, python, ruby, perl, nix,
+haskell, c, zig, javascript, pascal, python, ruby, perl, nix,
     xml, erlang, ocaml, rp, rust, sml, forth, rst, org, latex,
     text :: ParSource [CommentString]
 haskell    = source $ StdSyntax ["--"] [("{-", "-}")]
                                 ClangLike ['"'] CommonChr ['\'']
 c          = source $ StdSyntax ["//"] [("/*", "*/")]
+                                ClangLike ['"'] CommonChr ['\'']
+zig        = source $ StdSyntax ["//"] []
                                 ClangLike ['"'] CommonChr ['\'']
 javascript = source $ StdSyntax ["//"] [("/*", "*/")]
                                 ClangLike ['"', '\''] CommonChr []
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
                                    short 'v'      S.<>
                                    help "show version and copyright info" )
     where
-          versionCopy = "\nlentil - frugal issue tracker, version 1.5.7.0\n\
-                        \(C) 2015-2021 Francesco Ariis - http://www.ariis.it\n\
+          versionCopy = "\nlentil - frugal issue tracker, version 1.5.8.0\n\
+                        \(C) 2015-2024 Francesco Ariis - http://www.ariis.it\n\
                         \released under the GNU General Public License v3\n"
 
 
diff --git a/test/Lentil/HelpersSpec.hs b/test/Lentil/HelpersSpec.hs
--- a/test/Lentil/HelpersSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Lentil/HelpersSpec.hs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 import Lentil.Helpers
 
-import Prelude -- 7.8 hack
-
 -- Parsing tests
 
 -- simple parser (choosable if we are at begin of line or else)
diff --git a/test/Lentil/Parse/IssueSpec.hs b/test/Lentil/Parse/IssueSpec.hs
--- a/test/Lentil/Parse/IssueSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Lentil/Parse/IssueSpec.hs
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 
 import Test.Hspec
 import Text.Megaparsec.Char
-import Control.Applicative
 
 import Lentil.Types
 import Lentil.Parse.Issue
 import Lentil.Helpers
-
-import Prelude -- 7.8 hack
 
 -- Parsing tests
 
diff --git a/test/Lentil/Parse/RunSpec.hs b/test/Lentil/Parse/RunSpec.hs
--- a/test/Lentil/Parse/RunSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Lentil/Parse/RunSpec.hs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 import Lentil.Types
 import Lentil.Parse.Run
 
-import Prelude -- 7.8 hack
-
 -- Parsing tests
 
 fileParser :: [Alias] -> [FlagWord] -> FilePath -> IO [Issue]
@@ -119,3 +117,6 @@
     it "parses a LaTeX source" $
         fileParser [] [] "test/test-files/lang-comm/latex.tex"
             `shouldReturn` spt "test/test-files/lang-comm/latex.tex"
+    it "parses a Zig source" $
+        fileParser [] [] "test/test-files/lang-comm/zig.zig"
+            `shouldReturn` spt "test/test-files/lang-comm/zig.zig"
diff --git a/test/Lentil/Parse/SourceSpec.hs b/test/Lentil/Parse/SourceSpec.hs
--- a/test/Lentil/Parse/SourceSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Lentil/Parse/SourceSpec.hs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 import Lentil.Types
 import Lentil.Parse.Source
 
-import Prelude -- 7.8 hack
-
 -- Parsing tests
 
 -- simple parser
diff --git a/test/test-files/lang-comm/zig.zig b/test/test-files/lang-comm/zig.zig
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-files/lang-comm/zig.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// todo single
+// comment
+// Todo: single2
+
+const std = @import("std") // import
+var a3: [3][]const u8 = [_][]const u8{ "Hello", "Foo", "Bar" } // array
+
+// TODO: block1
+// TODO: block2 [tog]
+
+
+//  end