diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d03f0e5..d3e5002c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # The directory Mix downloads your dependencies sources to.
 /deps/
 /installer/deps/
+/installer/docs/
 
 # Where third-party dependencies like ExDoc output generated docs.
 /doc/
diff --git a/VERSIONS.md b/VERSIONS.md
index e216e87a..12b77d45 100644
--- a/VERSIONS.md
+++ b/VERSIONS.md
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ Thanks to Dave Cottlehuber @dch for testing.
     due to zig async not working in 0.10.x
 
 ## 0.11.1
-- fixes to zig installation.  Now use `mix zig.get` installer
-
+- fixes to zig installation.  Now use `mix zig.get` installer pipeline instead
+- various bugfixes
 
 ## Upcoming
 - `beam.call` which will call erlang or elixir modules (but only in yielding or
diff --git a/installer/mix.exs b/installer/mix.exs
index a3938663..01f10e38 100644
--- a/installer/mix.exs
+++ b/installer/mix.exs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ end
 defmodule Zig.Get.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
-  @version "0.11.0"
+  @version "0.11.1"
   @scm_url "https://github.com/e-xyza/zigler"
 
   @elixir_requirement "~> 1.14"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ defmodule Zig.Get.MixProject do
 
   def deps do
     [
-      {:ex_doc, "~> 0.24", only: :docs},
+      {:ex_doc, "~> 0.24", only: :dev},
       {:minisign, "~> 0.1"},
       {:floki, "~> 0.35"}
     ]
diff --git a/installer/mix.lock b/installer/mix.lock
index ef40806e..db60d28d 100644
--- a/installer/mix.lock
+++ b/installer/mix.lock
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 %{
   "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.39", "424642f8335b05bb9eb611aa1564c148a8ee35c9c8a8bba6e129d51a3e3c6769", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "06553a88d1f1846da9ef066b87b57c6f605552cfbe40d20bd8d59cc6bde41944"},
-  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.31.0", "06eb1dfd787445d9cab9a45088405593dd3bb7fe99e097eaa71f37ba80c7a676", [:mix], [{:earmark_parser, "~> 1.4.39", [hex: :earmark_parser, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_c, ">= 0.1.1", [hex: :makeup_c, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.14", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_erlang, "~> 0.1", [hex: :makeup_erlang, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "5350cafa6b7f77bdd107aa2199fe277acf29d739aba5aee7e865fc680c62a110"},
+  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.32.1", "21e40f939515373bcdc9cffe65f3b3543f05015ac6c3d01d991874129d173420", [:mix], [{:earmark_parser, "~> 1.4.39", [hex: :earmark_parser, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_c, ">= 0.1.1", [hex: :makeup_c, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.14", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_erlang, "~> 0.1", [hex: :makeup_erlang, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "5142c9db521f106d61ff33250f779807ed2a88620e472ac95dc7d59c380113da"},
   "ex_zstd": {:hex, :ex_zstd, "0.1.0", "4b1b5ebd7c0417e69308db8cdd478b9adb3e2d1a03b6e7366cf0a9aadeae11af", [:make, :mix], [{:ex_doc, ">= 0.0.0", [hex: :ex_doc, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "2c9542a5c088e0eab14aa9b10d18bc084a6060ecf09025bbfc5b08684568bc67"},
   "ezstd": {:hex, :ezstd, "1.0.8", "13584a08f2711b7b20173a41062f9c9454e255face6a30802fb676330db43495", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "a450e855d207cfee18263e78837964e59fe0cbed0dd99cb5e3755ebff7823171"},
-  "floki": {:hex, :floki, "0.35.2", "87f8c75ed8654b9635b311774308b2760b47e9a579dabf2e4d5f1e1d42c39e0b", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6b05289a8e9eac475f644f09c2e4ba7e19201fd002b89c28c1293e7bd16773d9"},
+  "floki": {:hex, :floki, "0.36.1", "712b7f2ba19a4d5a47dfe3e74d81876c95bbcbee44fe551f0af3d2a388abb3da", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "21ba57abb8204bcc70c439b423fc0dd9f0286de67dc82773a14b0200ada0995f"},
   "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.1.1", "fa0bc768698053b2b3869fa8a62616501ff9d11a562f3ce39580d60860c3a55e", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.2 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "5dc62fbdd0de44de194898b6710692490be74baa02d9d108bc29f007783b0b48"},
-  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.16.1", "cc9e3ca312f1cfeccc572b37a09980287e243648108384b97ff2b76e505c3555", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.3 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "e127a341ad1b209bd80f7bd1620a15693a9908ed780c3b763bccf7d200c767c6"},
-  "makeup_erlang": {:hex, :makeup_erlang, "0.1.3", "d684f4bac8690e70b06eb52dad65d26de2eefa44cd19d64a8095e1417df7c8fd", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "b78dc853d2e670ff6390b605d807263bf606da3c82be37f9d7f68635bd886fc9"},
-  "minisign": {:hex, :minisign, "0.1.0", "6a1190bab21a2bbf0404a5095981e7c2ae9095fb1a8d6993497a086a985a2501", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "b5c4e8f04d3ab492949fae3447c3217df35d7357456bd01239350f69fcfd3f0e"},
+  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.16.2", "627e84b8e8bf22e60a2579dad15067c755531fea049ae26ef1020cad58fe9578", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.3 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "41193978704763f6bbe6cc2758b84909e62984c7752b3784bd3c218bb341706b"},
+  "makeup_erlang": {:hex, :makeup_erlang, "0.1.5", "e0ff5a7c708dda34311f7522a8758e23bfcd7d8d8068dc312b5eb41c6fd76eba", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "94d2e986428585a21516d7d7149781480013c56e30c6a233534bedf38867a59a"},
+  "minisign": {:hex, :minisign, "0.1.1", "1f8812f8a1257c1aacd1151526a0c841fc669976c3d1609056df32c75134b891", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "0fc40e18099f660ad9f79f589ecd9d50f5a2efc5f985e8debc04ed3a9c33c25a"},
   "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.4.0", "51f9b613ea62cfa97b25ccc2c1b4216e81df970acd8e16e8d1bdc58fef21370d", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "9c565862810fb383e9838c1dd2d7d2c437b3d13b267414ba6af33e50d2d1cf28"},
 }
diff --git a/installer/mix.tasks/zig.get.ex b/installer/mix.tasks/zig.get.ex
index d8d2e62e..769f1f08 100644
--- a/installer/mix.tasks/zig.get.ex
+++ b/installer/mix.tasks/zig.get.ex
@@ -96,8 +96,13 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Zig.Get do
   defp default_version do
     :application.info()
     |> Keyword.fetch!(:loaded)
-    |> List.keyfind(:zig_get, 0)
+    |> List.keyfind(:zig_get, 0, {:zig_get, nil, ~c'0.11.0'})
     |> elem(2)
+    |> case do
+      # note: the 0.11.1 version of zig doesn't seem to exist!
+      ~c'0.11.1' -> ~c'0.11.0'
+      other -> other
+    end
     |> to_string()
   end
 
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Zig.Get do
     %{
       opts
       | url:
-          ~c"https://ziglang.org/builds/zig-#{opts.os}-#{opts.arch}-#{opts.version}.#{extension(opts)}"
+          ~c"https://ziglang.org/download/#{opts.version}/zig-#{opts.os}-#{opts.arch}-#{opts.version}.#{extension(opts)}"
     }
   end
 
@@ -159,13 +164,16 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Zig.Get do
   end
 
   defp get_public_key(%{verify: false} = opts), do: opts
+
   defp get_public_key(opts) do
     # this might be fragile.
-    public_key = http_get!("https://ziglang.org/download/")
-    |> Floki.parse_document!()
-    |> Floki.find("[role=\"main\"] .container pre code")
-    |> Floki.text
-    |> String.trim
+    public_key =
+      http_get!("https://ziglang.org/download/")
+      |> Floki.parse_document!()
+      |> Floki.find("[role=\"main\"] .container pre code")
+      |> Floki.text()
+      |> String.trim()
+
     %{opts | public_key: public_key}
   end
 
@@ -229,15 +237,18 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Zig.Get do
         ],
         body_format: :binary
       )
+
     body
   end
 
   defp fetch_signature!(%{verify: false} = opts), do: opts
+
   defp fetch_signature!(opts) do
     %{opts | signature: http_get!(opts.url ++ ~c'.minisig')}
   end
 
   defp verify_signature!({bin, %{verify: false}}), do: bin
+
   defp verify_signature!({bin, opts}) do
     Minisign.verify!(bin, opts.signature, opts.public_key)
     bin
diff --git a/lib/mix.tasks/zig.get.ex b/lib/mix.tasks/zig.get.ex
deleted file mode 100644
index a08c26b0..00000000
--- a/lib/mix.tasks/zig.get.ex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-defmodule Mix.Tasks.Zig.Get do
-  use Mix.Task
-
-  @shortdoc "Get the zig from online"
-
-  @moduledoc """
-  Get zig from online
-  """
-
-  def run(_) do
-    Zig.Command.fetch!(Zig.version())
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/mix.tasks/zig.version.ex b/lib/mix.tasks/zig.version.ex
deleted file mode 100644
index a9d338f4..00000000
--- a/lib/mix.tasks/zig.version.ex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-defmodule Mix.Tasks.Zig.Version do
-  use Mix.Task
-
-  @shortdoc "Get the zig version"
-
-  @moduledoc """
-  Get the zig version
-  """
-
-  def run(_) do
-    IO.puts(Zig.version())
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/zig/assembler.ex b/lib/zig/assembler.ex
index 7afbcdde..d4744e90 100644
--- a/lib/zig/assembler.ex
+++ b/lib/zig/assembler.ex
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ defmodule Zig.Assembler do
 
     opts = Keyword.merge([to: directory], opts)
 
-    opts = if Keyword.has_key?(opts, :link_lib) do
-      Keyword.put(opts, :link_lib, adjust_link_lib(opts[:link_lib], opts[:from]))
-    end
+    opts =
+      if Keyword.has_key?(opts, :link_lib) do
+        Keyword.put(opts, :link_lib, adjust_link_lib(opts[:link_lib], opts[:from]))
+      end
 
-    #Enum.each(opts[:link_lib], fn 
+    # Enum.each(opts[:link_lib], fn 
     #  {:system, _} -> :pass
     #  lib -> 
     #    target = Path.join(opts[:to], lib)
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ defmodule Zig.Assembler do
     #      |> Path.join(lib)
     #      |> File.ln_s!(target)
     #    end
-    #end)
+    # end)
 
     Builder.build(module, opts)
   end
diff --git a/lib/zig/command.ex b/lib/zig/command.ex
index 5fd2e1ed..2557df56 100644
--- a/lib/zig/command.ex
+++ b/lib/zig/command.ex
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ defmodule Zig.Command do
     run_zig("targets", [])
   end
 
-  defp executable_path(opts) do
+  def executable_path(opts \\ []) do
     cond do
       opts[:local_zig] -> System.find_executable("zig")
       path = opts[:zig_path] -> path
@@ -244,84 +244,16 @@ defmodule Zig.Command do
     """
 
   defp windows_warn do
-    raise "windows is not supported, and will be supported in zigler 0.11"
+    raise "windows is not supported, and will be supported in zigler 0.12"
   end
 
-  @zig_dir_path Path.expand("../../zig", Path.dirname(__ENV__.file))
-
-  defp directory, do: Path.join(@zig_dir_path, "zig-#{os_arch()}-#{Zig.version()}")
-
-  # TODO: rename this.
-  def fetch!(version) do
-    zig_dir = directory()
-    zig_executable = Path.join(zig_dir, "zig")
-    :global.set_lock({__MODULE__, self()})
-
-    unless File.exists?(zig_executable) do
-      # make sure the zig directory path exists and is ready.
-      File.mkdir_p!(@zig_dir_path)
-
-      # make sure that we're in the correct operating system.
-      extension =
-        if match?({_, :nt}, :os.type()) do
-          ".zip"
-        else
-          ".tar.xz"
-        end
-
-      archive = "zig-#{os_arch()}-#{Zig.version()}#{extension}"
-
-      # TODO: clean this up.
-      Logger.configure(level: :info)
-
-      zig_download_path = Path.join(@zig_dir_path, archive)
-      download_zig_archive(zig_download_path, version, archive)
-
-      # untar the zig directory.
-      unarchive_zig(archive)
-    end
-
-    :global.del_lock({__MODULE__, self()})
-  end
-
-  defp download_zig_archive(zig_download_path, version, archive) do
-    url = "https://ziglang.org/download/#{version}/#{archive}"
-    Logger.info("downloading zig version #{version} (#{url}) and caching in #{@zig_dir_path}.")
-
-    case httpc_get(url) do
-      {:ok, %{status: 200, body: body}} ->
-        # expected_checksum = Map.fetch!(@checksums, archive)
-        # actual_checksum = :sha256 |> :crypto.hash(body) |> Base.encode16(case: :lower)
-
-        # if expected_checksum != actual_checksum do
-        #  raise "checksum mismatch: expected #{expected_checksum}, got #{actual_checksum}"
-        # end
-
-        File.write!(zig_download_path, body)
-
-      _ ->
-        raise "failed to download the appropriate zig archive."
-    end
-  end
-
-  defp httpc_get(url) do
-    {:ok, _} = Application.ensure_all_started(:ssl)
-    {:ok, _} = Application.ensure_all_started(:inets)
-    headers = []
-    request = {String.to_charlist(url), headers}
-    http_options = [timeout: 600_000]
-    options = [body_format: :binary]
-
-    case :httpc.request(:get, request, http_options, options) do
-      {:ok, {{_, status, _}, headers, body}} ->
-        {:ok, %{status: status, headers: headers, body: body}}
-
-      other ->
-        other
-    end
+  defp directory do
+    :user_cache
+    |> :filename.basedir("zigler")
+    |> Path.join(zig_dir_name())
   end
 
-  def unarchive_zig(archive) do
-    System.cmd("tar", ["xvf", archive], cd: @zig_dir_path)
+  defp zig_dir_name do
+    "zig-#{os_arch()}-0.11.0"
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/zigler.ex b/lib/zigler.ex
index 52527beb..25591b0e 100644
--- a/lib/zigler.ex
+++ b/lib/zigler.ex
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ defmodule :zigler do
   """
   def parse_transform(ast, _opts) do
     Application.ensure_all_started(:logger)
-    Zig.Command.fetch!("0.10.1")
 
     file =
       Enum.find(ast, &match?({:attribute, _, :file, {_file, _}}, &1))
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 5391d045..b46a2688 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Zigler.MixProject do
 
     [
       app: :zigler,
-      version: "0.11.1-pre-2",
+      version: "0.11.1-pre-4",
       elixir: "~> 1.13",
       start_permanent: env == :prod,
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(env),
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ defmodule Zigler.MixProject do
       # zig parser is pinned to a version of zig parser because versions of zig parser
       # are pinned to zig versions
       {:zig_parser, "~> 0.3.0"},
+      # zig get
+      {:zig_get, "~> 0.11.1"},
       # documentation
       {:ex_doc, "~> 0.30.0", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:zig_doc, "~> 0.3.1", only: :dev, runtime: false}
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 58af753a..693f8b77 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 %{
-  "bunt": {:hex, :bunt, "0.2.1", "e2d4792f7bc0ced7583ab54922808919518d0e57ee162901a16a1b6664ef3b14", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "a330bfb4245239787b15005e66ae6845c9cd524a288f0d141c148b02603777a5"},
-  "credo": {:hex, :credo, "1.7.1", "6e26bbcc9e22eefbff7e43188e69924e78818e2fe6282487d0703652bc20fd62", [:mix], [{:bunt, "~> 0.2.1", [hex: :bunt, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:file_system, "~> 0.2.8", [hex: :file_system, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "e9871c6095a4c0381c89b6aa98bc6260a8ba6addccf7f6a53da8849c748a58a2"},
+  "bunt": {:hex, :bunt, "1.0.0", "081c2c665f086849e6d57900292b3a161727ab40431219529f13c4ddcf3e7a44", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "dc5f86aa08a5f6fa6b8096f0735c4e76d54ae5c9fa2c143e5a1fc7c1cd9bb6b5"},
+  "credo": {:hex, :credo, "1.7.5", "643213503b1c766ec0496d828c90c424471ea54da77c8a168c725686377b9545", [:mix], [{:bunt, "~> 0.2.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :bunt, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:file_system, "~> 0.2 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :file_system, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "f799e9b5cd1891577d8c773d245668aa74a2fcd15eb277f51a0131690ebfb3fd"},
   "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "0.5.1", "b331b091720fd93e878137add264bac4f644e1ddae07a70bf7062c7862c4b952", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6c32a70ed5d452c6650916555b1f96c79af5fc4bf286997f8b15f213de786f73"},
-  "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.37", "2ad73550e27c8946648b06905a57e4d454e4d7229c2dafa72a0348c99d8be5f7", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6b19783f2802f039806f375610faa22da130b8edc21209d0bff47918bb48360e"},
+  "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.39", "424642f8335b05bb9eb611aa1564c148a8ee35c9c8a8bba6e129d51a3e3c6769", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "06553a88d1f1846da9ef066b87b57c6f605552cfbe40d20bd8d59cc6bde41944"},
   "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.30.9", "d691453495c47434c0f2052b08dd91cc32bc4e1a218f86884563448ee2502dd2", [:mix], [{:earmark_parser, "~> 1.4.31", [hex: :earmark_parser, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.14", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_erlang, "~> 0.1", [hex: :makeup_erlang, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "d7aaaf21e95dc5cddabf89063327e96867d00013963eadf2c6ad135506a8bc10"},
-  "file_system": {:hex, :file_system, "0.2.10", "fb082005a9cd1711c05b5248710f8826b02d7d1784e7c3451f9c1231d4fc162d", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "41195edbfb562a593726eda3b3e8b103a309b733ad25f3d642ba49696bf715dc"},
+  "file_system": {:hex, :file_system, "1.0.0", "b689cc7dcee665f774de94b5a832e578bd7963c8e637ef940cd44327db7de2cd", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6752092d66aec5a10e662aefeed8ddb9531d79db0bc145bb8c40325ca1d8536d"},
+  "floki": {:hex, :floki, "0.36.1", "712b7f2ba19a4d5a47dfe3e74d81876c95bbcbee44fe551f0af3d2a388abb3da", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "21ba57abb8204bcc70c439b423fc0dd9f0286de67dc82773a14b0200ada0995f"},
   "jason": {:hex, :jason, "1.4.1", "af1504e35f629ddcdd6addb3513c3853991f694921b1b9368b0bd32beb9f1b63", [:mix], [{:decimal, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "fbb01ecdfd565b56261302f7e1fcc27c4fb8f32d56eab74db621fc154604a7a1"},
-  "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.1.0", "6b67c8bc2882a6b6a445859952a602afc1a41c2e08379ca057c0f525366fc3ca", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.2 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "0a45ed501f4a8897f580eabf99a2e5234ea3e75a4373c8a52824f6e873be57a6"},
-  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.16.1", "cc9e3ca312f1cfeccc572b37a09980287e243648108384b97ff2b76e505c3555", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.3 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "e127a341ad1b209bd80f7bd1620a15693a9908ed780c3b763bccf7d200c767c6"},
-  "makeup_erlang": {:hex, :makeup_erlang, "0.1.2", "ad87296a092a46e03b7e9b0be7631ddcf64c790fa68a9ef5323b6cbb36affc72", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "f3f5a1ca93ce6e092d92b6d9c049bcda58a3b617a8d888f8e7231c85630e8108"},
-  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.3.1", "2c54013ecf170e249e9291ed0a62e5832f70a476c61da16f6aac6dca0189f2af", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "2682e3c0b2eb58d90c6375fc0cc30bc7be06f365bf72608804fb9cffa5e1b167"},
+  "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.1.1", "fa0bc768698053b2b3869fa8a62616501ff9d11a562f3ce39580d60860c3a55e", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.2 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "5dc62fbdd0de44de194898b6710692490be74baa02d9d108bc29f007783b0b48"},
+  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.16.2", "627e84b8e8bf22e60a2579dad15067c755531fea049ae26ef1020cad58fe9578", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2.3 or ~> 1.3", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "41193978704763f6bbe6cc2758b84909e62984c7752b3784bd3c218bb341706b"},
+  "makeup_erlang": {:hex, :makeup_erlang, "0.1.5", "e0ff5a7c708dda34311f7522a8758e23bfcd7d8d8068dc312b5eb41c6fd76eba", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "94d2e986428585a21516d7d7149781480013c56e30c6a233534bedf38867a59a"},
+  "minisign": {:hex, :minisign, "0.1.1", "1f8812f8a1257c1aacd1151526a0c841fc669976c3d1609056df32c75134b891", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "0fc40e18099f660ad9f79f589ecd9d50f5a2efc5f985e8debc04ed3a9c33c25a"},
+  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "1.4.0", "51f9b613ea62cfa97b25ccc2c1b4216e81df970acd8e16e8d1bdc58fef21370d", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "9c565862810fb383e9838c1dd2d7d2c437b3d13b267414ba6af33e50d2d1cf28"},
   "pegasus": {:hex, :pegasus, "0.2.4", "3d8d5a2c89552face9c7ca14f959cc6c6d2cd645db1df85940db4c77c3b21a24", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 1.2", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "2d21e2b6b946fe3cd441544bf9856e7772f29050332f0255e166a13cdbe65bb4"},
   "zig_doc": {:hex, :zig_doc, "0.3.1", "62db35ee8da67f2835f8229c91762836a0fe06d1a88e53fbfa7764e0e6d56d59", [:mix], [{:ex_doc, "~> 0.30.9", [hex: :ex_doc, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:zig_parser, "~> 0.3.0", [hex: :zig_parser, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "566bd4375536e81f6157811d875cb413b3b73eb52b12bbc162291085e63f7091"},
+  "zig_get": {:hex, :zig_get, "0.11.1", "01d668ef1ce67a61226e6d1fae9581b7ae467826d73d63e527c8d247b328b55a", [:mix], [{:floki, "~> 0.35", [hex: :floki, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:minisign, "~> 0.1", [hex: :minisign, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "56781ca63bb71840aac483a3d5a73b1dbd915dd521afb594108bf1a4db8e8375"},
   "zig_parser": {:hex, :zig_parser, "0.3.0", "2a597ae6990447e70e46691d9ca7073afb3c3e13ab143dce1df0865a764c48f4", [:mix], [{:pegasus, "~> 0.2.4", [hex: :pegasus, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "6b90ee53cf23e53824dbdad2d2ca597a1cb8d882b0748638921bddda1563a736"},
 }
diff --git a/priv/beam/cleanup.zig b/priv/beam/cleanup.zig
index 3984aaf7..42beeef0 100644
--- a/priv/beam/cleanup.zig
+++ b/priv/beam/cleanup.zig
@@ -53,13 +53,18 @@ pub fn cleanup(what: anytype, opts: anytype) void {
 fn cleanup_pointer(ptr: anytype, opts: anytype) void {
     const Opts = @TypeOf(opts);
     const T = @TypeOf(ptr);
-    switch (@typeInfo(T).Pointer.size) {
+    const info  = @typeInfo(T).Pointer;
+
+    // const pointers don't clean up.
+    if (info.is_const) return;
+
+    switch (info.size) {
         .One => {
             // TODO: more detailed cleanup.
             allocator(opts).destroy(ptr);
         },
         .Slice => {
-            if (@typeInfo(T).Pointer.sentinel) |_| {
+            if (info.sentinel) |_| {
                 allocator(opts).free(@as([]u8, @ptrCast(ptr)));
             } else {
                 allocator(opts).free(ptr);
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ fn cleanup_pointer(ptr: anytype, opts: anytype) void {
             // pointer, plus the selfsame options tuple.  Specifying a size assumes that
             // the underlying memory was created using a slice operation.
             if (@hasField(Opts, "size")) {
-                if (@typeInfo(T).Pointer.is_allowzero) {
+                if (info.is_allowzero) {
                     if (ptr) |_| {
                         const underlying_slice = ptr[0..opts.size];
                         allocator(opts).free(underlying_slice);
diff --git a/test/_support/support_content.ex b/test/_support/support_content.ex
index 89ba2c2c..66342ad6 100644
--- a/test/_support/support_content.ex
+++ b/test/_support/support_content.ex
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 defmodule ZiglerTest.SupportContent do
-
-  @zig_dir_path Path.expand("../../zig", Path.dirname(__ENV__.file))
-
-  defp directory, do: Path.join(@zig_dir_path, "zig-#{Zig.Command.os_arch()}-#{Zig.version()}")
-
   def ensure_lib(path_to_lib, path_to_code) do
     unless File.exists?(path_to_lib) do
-      zig_path = Path.join(directory(), "zig")
+      zig_path = Zig.Command.executable_path()
       System.cmd(zig_path, ~w(build-lib #{path_to_code} -fPIC -static -femit-bin=#{path_to_lib}))
 
       o_file = "#{path_to_lib}.o"
@@ -16,4 +11,4 @@ defmodule ZiglerTest.SupportContent do
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/cxx/easy_c_test.exs b/test/integration/cxx/easy_c_test.exs
index e490e1e9..f05501bf 100644
--- a/test/integration/cxx/easy_c_test.exs
+++ b/test/integration/cxx/easy_c_test.exs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if {:unix, :linux} == :os.type() do
       otp_app: :zigler,
       easy_c: "cblas.h",
       link_lib: {:system, "blas"},
-      leak_check: true,
+      # leak_check: true,
       nifs: [
         :cblas_dasum,
         cblas_daxpy: [return: [4, length: {:arg, 0}]],
diff --git a/test/integration/cxx/link_lib_local_test.exs b/test/integration/cxx/link_lib_local_test.exs
index 851e5f0e..7deaa855 100644
--- a/test/integration/cxx/link_lib_local_test.exs
+++ b/test/integration/cxx/link_lib_local_test.exs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-ZiglerTest.SupportContent.ensure_lib("test/integration/cxx/libtest.a", "test/integration/cxx/test.zig")
+ZiglerTest.SupportContent.ensure_lib(
+  "test/integration/cxx/libtest.a",
+  "test/integration/cxx/test.zig"
+)
 
 defmodule ZiglerTest.Integration.CXX.LinkLibLocalTest do
   use ZiglerTest.IntegrationCase, async: true
@@ -18,4 +21,4 @@ defmodule ZiglerTest.Integration.CXX.LinkLibLocalTest do
   test "can link a local library" do
     assert 48 == test_add_one(47)
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/erlang/src/erlang_easy_c_test.erl b/test/integration/erlang/src/erlang_easy_c_test.erl
index f311e66d..cb2be4ba 100644
--- a/test/integration/erlang/src/erlang_easy_c_test.erl
+++ b/test/integration/erlang/src/erlang_easy_c_test.erl
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     {otp_app, zigler},
     {link_lib, {system, "blas"}},
     {easy_c, "cblas.h"},
-    {leak_check, true},
+    {leak_check, false},
     {nifs, [{cblas_daxpy, [{return, [4, {length, {arg, 0}}]}]}]}
 ]).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/integration/types/slice_test.exs b/test/integration/types/slice_test.exs
index bfa6ce85..dd7d2aed 100644
--- a/test/integration/types/slice_test.exs
+++ b/test/integration/types/slice_test.exs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ defmodule ZiglerTest.Types.SliceTest do
     return common_slice_fun(passed);
   }
 
+  pub fn slice_const_test(passed: []const u8) usize {
+    return passed.len;
+  }
+
   fn common_slice_copy_fun(passed: anytype) @TypeOf(passed) {
     const Child = @typeInfo(@TypeOf(passed)).Pointer.child;
 
@@ -89,6 +93,12 @@ defmodule ZiglerTest.Types.SliceTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "for const u8 strings" do
+    test "it works" do
+      assert 3 == slice_const_test("abc")
+    end
+  end
+
   ~Z"""
   const e = @import("erl_nif");