diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 66de95a83..1d253a554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        zig-version: [0.16.0]
+        zig-version: [0.17.0-dev.690+c5a61e899]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 975248058..7c4c5541f 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const linux = @import("src/linux.zig");
 const windows = @import("src/windows.zig");
 const macos = @import("src/macos.zig");
 const build_zon = @import("build.zig.zon");
+const Translator = @import("translate_c").Translator;
 
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 
@@ -35,12 +36,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         ,
     ) orelse .static;
 
-    // Get the SO version. This is the same as the SDL version, but the major version is elided
-    // since it's baked into the name. This mirrors the official build process.
-    var sdl_so_version = comptime std.SemanticVersion.parse(build_zon.dependencies.sdl.version) catch unreachable;
-    assert(sdl_so_version.major == 3);
-    sdl_so_version.major = 0;
-
     // Create the library
     const lib = b.addLibrary(.{
         .name = "SDL3",
@@ -50,7 +45,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             .link_libc = true,
         }),
         .linkage = linkage,
-        .version = sdl_so_version,
+        .version = comptime std.SemanticVersion.parse(build_zon.dependencies.sdl.so_version)
+            catch unreachable,
     });
     switch (linkage) {
         .dynamic => {
@@ -116,16 +112,24 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     linux.addWaylandScannerStep(b);
 
     // Translate the SDL headers and export them as a Zig module
-    const translate_c = b.addTranslateC(.{
-        .root_source_file = b.path("src/sdl.h"),
+    const translate_c = b.dependency("translate_c", .{});
+    const translator: Translator = .init(translate_c, .{
+        .c_source_file = b.path("src/sdl.h"),
         .target = target,
-        .optimize = optimize,
+        // https://codeberg.org/ziglang/translate-c/issues/327
+        .optimize = switch (target.result.os.tag) {
+            .windows => switch (optimize) {
+                .ReleaseSafe => .ReleaseFast,
+                else => optimize,
+            },
+            else => optimize,
+        },
     });
-    translate_c.defineCMacro("USING_GENERATED_CONFIG_H", "1");
-    translate_c.addIncludePath(upstream.path("include"));
-    translate_c.addIncludePath(upstream.path("src/video/khronos"));
-    const module = translate_c.addModule("sdl3");
-    module.linkLibrary(lib);
+    translator.defineCMacro("USING_GENERATED_CONFIG_H", "1");
+    translator.addIncludePath(upstream.path("include"));
+    translator.addIncludePath(upstream.path("src/video/khronos"));
+    translator.mod.linkLibrary(lib);
+    try b.modules.putNoClobber(b.graph.arena, "sdl3", translator.mod);
 
     // Add the example
     const example = b.addExecutable(.{
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             .optimize = optimize,
         }),
     });
-    example.root_module.addImport("sdl3", module);
+    example.root_module.addImport("sdl3", translator.mod);
 
     const build_example_step = b.step("example", "Build the example app");
     build_example_step.dependOn(&example.step);
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 3a1871d3c..cd712c214 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@
     .name = .sdl,
     .fingerprint = 0xec638ccbd103848b,
     .version = "1.0.1+3.4.14",
-    .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0",
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.17.0-dev.1552+79dc16a0e",
     .dependencies = .{
         .sdl = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/archive/refs/tags/release-3.4.14.tar.gz",
             .hash = "N-V-__8AAAHL9wLH-k89zUdJesNpvVC3lHMzF3jnhXfuclqx",
             .version = "3.4.14",
+            // This is the same as the SDL version, but the major version is elided since it's baked
+            // into the name. This mirrors the official build process. Additionally, it must be an
+            // actual semantic version, it cannot for example include "x" which is used for release
+            // candidates.
+            .so_version = "0.4.14",
+        },
+        .translate_c = .{
+            .url = "git+https://codeberg.org/ziglang/translate-c/#b98f45c56ae336d86abaa8dc641a95fdbcd27053",
+            .hash = "translate_c-0.0.0-Q_BUWho9BwCfIMG7cbnaSXnz33Vi0iocSzPriKvA3jXn",
         },
         .dbus = .{
             .version = "1.16.2",