diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60f36fa..de08f4f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .idea/
 zig-cache/
 zig-out/
-valgrind.log
\ No newline at end of file
+valgrind.log
+.zig-cache
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index e1dae11..995536d 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
+const min_zig_string = "0.12.0";
+const current_zig = builtin.zig_version;
+
+// Implementing zig version detection through compile time
+comptime {
+    const min_zig = std.SemanticVersion.parse(min_zig_string) catch unreachable;
+    if (current_zig.order(min_zig) == .lt) {
+        @compileError(std.fmt.comptimePrint("Your Zig version v{} does not meet the minimum build requirement of v{}", .{ current_zig, min_zig }));
+    }
+}
 
 const ly_version = std.SemanticVersion{ .major = 1, .minor = 0, .patch = 3 };
 var dest_directory: []const u8 = undefined;
 var data_directory: []const u8 = undefined;
 var exe_name: []const u8 = undefined;
 
+const ProgressNode = if (current_zig.minor == 12) *std.Progress.Node else std.Progress.Node;
+
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     dest_directory = b.option([]const u8, "dest_directory", "Specify a destination directory for installation") orelse "";
     data_directory = b.option([]const u8, "data_directory", "Specify a default data directory (default is /etc/ly). This path gets embedded into the binary") orelse "/etc/ly";
@@ -25,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "ly",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
@@ -38,14 +52,14 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const clap = b.dependency("clap", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
     exe.root_module.addImport("clap", clap.module("clap"));
 
-    exe.addIncludePath(.{ .path = "include" });
+    exe.addIncludePath(b.path("include"));
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("pam");
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("xcb");
     exe.linkLibC();
 
     // HACK: Only fails with ReleaseSafe, so we'll override it.
     const translate_c = b.addTranslateC(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "include/termbox2.h" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("include/termbox2.h"),
         .target = target,
         .optimize = if (optimize == .ReleaseSafe) .ReleaseFast else optimize,
     });
@@ -94,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
 pub fn ExeInstaller(install_conf: bool) type {
     return struct {
-        pub fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, progress: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
+        pub fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, progress: ProgressNode) !void {
             _ = progress;
             try install_ly(step.owner.allocator, install_conf);
         }
@@ -108,7 +122,7 @@ const InitSystem = enum {
 };
 pub fn ServiceInstaller(comptime init_system: InitSystem) type {
     return struct {
-        pub fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, progress: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
+        pub fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, progress: ProgressNode) !void {
             _ = progress;
             const allocator = step.owner.allocator;
             switch (init_system) {
@@ -220,7 +234,7 @@ fn install_ly(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, install_config: bool) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn uninstallall(step: *std.Build.Step, progress: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
+pub fn uninstallall(step: *std.Build.Step, progress: ProgressNode) !void {
     _ = progress;
     try std.fs.cwd().deleteTree(data_directory);
     const allocator = step.owner.allocator;
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 557dcd9..c4c9cbd 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     .minimum_zig_version = "0.12.0",
     .dependencies = .{
         .clap = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/Hejsil/zig-clap/archive/8c98e6404b22aafc0184e999d8f068b81cc22fa1.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "122014e73fd712190e109950837b97f6143f02d7e2b6986e1db70b6f4aadb5ba6a0d",
+            .url = "https://github.com/Hejsil/zig-clap/archive/refs/tags/0.9.1.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b",
         },
         .zigini = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/Kawaii-Ash/zigini/archive/0bba97a12582928e097f4074cc746c43351ba4c8.tar.gz",
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index ddee718..022ff54 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                     run = false;
                 } else if (pressed_key == sleep_key) {
                     if (config.sleep_cmd) |sleep_cmd| {
-                        var sleep = std.ChildProcess.init(&[_][]const u8{ "/bin/sh", "-c", sleep_cmd }, allocator);
+                        var sleep = std.process.Child.init(&[_][]const u8{ "/bin/sh", "-c", sleep_cmd }, allocator);
                         _ = sleep.spawnAndWait() catch .{};
                     }
                 }
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
                 update = true;
 
-                var restore_cursor = std.ChildProcess.init(&[_][]const u8{ "/bin/sh", "-c", config.term_restore_cursor_cmd }, allocator);
+                var restore_cursor = std.process.Child.init(&[_][]const u8{ "/bin/sh", "-c", config.term_restore_cursor_cmd }, allocator);
                 _ = restore_cursor.spawnAndWait() catch .{};
             },
             else => {