ZVM v0.9.1

ZVM v0.9.1 adds named Zig version aliases, streamlined bug reporting, improved
documentation, and more reliable Windows packaging.

Highlights

Name your Zig versions

Create memorable aliases for installed Zig versions:

zvm alias work 0.14.1
zvm use work
zvm run work build test

Aliases work with install, use, run, and rm. Use zvm alias to list them, zvm alias -d
to delete one, or zvm alias --clear to remove them all.

Report bugs directly from ZVM

The new zvm bug command opens a prefilled GitHub issue containing useful diagnostic
information, including your ZVM version, host platform, settings, and installed Zig
versions.

Sensitive paths are shortened and custom URLs are replaced with digests. ZVM only
prepares the report—you can review it before submitting.

For remote or headless environments:

zvm bug --print

Better support for coding agents

ZVM now ships a Claude Code plugin that teaches coding agents how to select, install,
and run the correct Zig toolchain without unexpectedly changing your globally
selected version.

/plugin marketplace add tristanisham/zvm
/plugin install zvm

Documentation

• Added comprehensive man-page sources covering ZVM and its commands.

• Expanded documentation for aliases, bug reports, environment variables, and
  package-manager builds.

• Added automated checks to keep the coding-agent command reference synchronized with
  the CLI.

Windows packaging

• Fixed WiX ICE38 and ICE64 validation failures in the MSI build.
• Improved cleanup of per-user installation directories during uninstall.
• Strengthened the Windows MSI and Winget release workflow.

Other improvements

• Improved debug reporting for errors encountered while scanning build.zig.
• Updated dependencies and removed obsolete module checksums.
• Moved README star-history charts to repository-hosted, automatically generated
  assets.

Full changelog: v0.8.29...v0.9.1
(v0.8.29...v0.9.1)

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Full Changelog: v0.8.24...v0.8.26

I didn't actually include the new default timeout in the last release...

A case of "it works on my machine" struck me in the last release. I've increased the default timeout from 30 seconds to 3 minutes. As with last release, you can set your custom time out per install with --http.timeout or by setting the env: ZVM_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT .

Full Changelog: v0.8.23...v0.8.24

You can now set a custom timeout for http requests when installing version of Zig. This is really for if you're stuck waiting too long for mirrors to fulfill a request.

What's Changed

• fix false path escape error by @xtexx in #166

New Contributors

• @xtexx made their first contribution in #166

Full Changelog: v0.8.21...v0.8.22