diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index ad12077d9..342eb8583 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  # Ensure that the zig version found in build.zig.zon is present in the readme
+  readme-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - run: |
+          DOC_FILES="README.md website/content/docs/getting-started.smd"
+          EXIT_CODE=0
+          for FILE in $DOC_FILES
+          do
+              if ! grep -q $(cat build.zig.zon | sed -n 's/.*\.minimum_zig_version = "\(.*\)",/\1/p') $FILE
+              then
+                  echo Zig version documented in \'$FILE'\ out of sync with build.zig.zon
+                  EXIT_CODE=1
+              fi
+          done
+
+          exit $EXIT_CODE
+
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7f025081..f29b88d4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ## What version of Zig to use
 
-`0.17.0-dev.1471+ff10b90bc`
+`0.17.0-dev.1936+5a625d5f3`
 
 ## Getting Started With MicroZig
 
diff --git a/website/content/docs/getting-started.smd b/website/content/docs/getting-started.smd
index 91ade1b9c..0b2181b54 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/getting-started.smd
+++ b/website/content/docs/getting-started.smd
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The main change is in your `build.zig`, where the board target should be
 ## Let's Begin
 
 Quickly check that you have Zig master. You should see something like
-`0.17.0-dev.1158+1d1193aa7` by running `zig version`.
+`0.17.0-dev.1936+5a625d5f3` by running `zig version`.
 
 Assuming you've initialized a zig project with `zig init`, or have set one up
 yourself, you can add microzig as a dependency with the following command: