diff --git a/srcpkgs/zig/template b/srcpkgs/zig/template
index c70e908c3842be..5d02e8fd3814db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zig/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zig/template
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'zig'
 pkgname=zig
-version=0.13.0
+version=0.16.0
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64* aarch64*"
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DZIG_TARGET_MCPU=baseline"
-make_cmd=make
-# we add xml2, zstd, zlib and ncurses
-# because our lld is static-only and requires those to work
-makedepends="clang18-devel llvm18-devel lld18-devel libxml2-devel libzstd-devel ncurses-devel zlib-devel"
+configure_args="-DZIG_TARGET_MCPU=baseline -DZIG_PIE=ON"
+make_cmd=ninja
+makedepends="clang21-devel llvm21-devel lld21-devel libxml2-devel libzstd-devel ncurses-devel zlib-devel ninja"
 short_desc="Programming language designed for robustness, optimality, and clarity"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://ziglang.org"
 distfiles="https://ziglang.org/download/${version}/zig-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=06c73596beeccb71cc073805bdb9c0e05764128f16478fa53bf17dfabc1d4318
-nopie=yes
+checksum=43186959edc87d5c7a1be7b7d2a25efffd22ce5807c7af99067f86f99641bfdf
 nocross=yes
 
-export CMAKE_GENERATOR="Unix Makefiles"
-
 post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE
+    vlicense LICENSE
 }