diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 01c61442..b9c9e529 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@
         ],
         "difficulty": 1
       },
+      {
+        "slug": "square-root",
+        "name": "Square Root",
+        "uuid": "b272305d-7c9c-4dfe-b15c-ca950d69ee69",
+        "practices": [],
+        "prerequisites": [],
+        "difficulty": 2
+      },
       {
         "slug": "collatz-conjecture",
         "name": "Collatz Conjecture",
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/square-root/.docs/instructions.md
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index 00000000..e9905e9d
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+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.docs/instructions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Instructions
+
+Given a natural radicand, return its square root.
+
+Note that the term "radicand" refers to the number for which the root is to be determined.
+That is, it is the number under the root symbol.
+
+Check out the Wikipedia pages on [square root][square-root] and [methods of computing square roots][computing-square-roots].
+
+Recall also that natural numbers are positive real whole numbers (i.e. 1, 2, 3 and up).
+
+[square-root]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root
+[computing-square-roots]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/config.json b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..824ed52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "authors": [
+    "keiravillekode"
+  ],
+  "files": {
+    "solution": [
+      "square_root.zig"
+    ],
+    "test": [
+      "test_square_root.zig"
+    ],
+    "example": [
+      ".meta/example.zig"
+    ]
+  },
+  "blurb": "Given a natural radicand, return its square root.",
+  "source": "wolf99",
+  "source_url": "https://github.com/exercism/problem-specifications/pull/1582"
+}
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/example.zig b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/example.zig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..547c22ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/example.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pub fn squareRoot(radicand: usize) usize {
+    var result: usize = 0;
+    while (result * result < radicand) {
+        result += 1;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/tests.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ead7882f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# This is an auto-generated file.
+#
+# Regenerating this file via `configlet sync` will:
+# - Recreate every `description` key/value pair
+# - Recreate every `reimplements` key/value pair, where they exist in problem-specifications
+# - Remove any `include = true` key/value pair (an omitted `include` key implies inclusion)
+# - Preserve any other key/value pair
+#
+# As user-added comments (using the # character) will be removed when this file
+# is regenerated, comments can be added via a `comment` key.
+
+[9b748478-7b0a-490c-b87a-609dacf631fd]
+description = "root of 1"
+
+[7d3aa9ba-9ac6-4e93-a18b-2e8b477139bb]
+description = "root of 4"
+
+[6624aabf-3659-4ae0-a1c8-25ae7f33c6ef]
+description = "root of 25"
+
+[93beac69-265e-4429-abb1-94506b431f81]
+description = "root of 81"
+
+[fbddfeda-8c4f-4bc4-87ca-6991af35360e]
+description = "root of 196"
+
+[c03d0532-8368-4734-a8e0-f96a9eb7fc1d]
+description = "root of 65025"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/square_root.zig b/exercises/practice/square-root/square_root.zig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a36a48a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/square_root.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pub fn squareRoot(radicand: usize) usize {
+    _ = radicand;
+    @compileError("please implement the squareRoot function");
+}
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/test_square_root.zig b/exercises/practice/square-root/test_square_root.zig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1135c08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/test_square_root.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const testing = std.testing;
+
+const square_root = @import("square_root.zig");
+
+test "root of 1" {
+    const expected: usize = 1;
+    const actual = square_root.squareRoot(1);
+    try testing.expectEqual(expected, actual);
+}
+
+test "root of 4" {
+    const expected: usize = 2;
+    const actual = square_root.squareRoot(4);
+    try testing.expectEqual(expected, actual);
+}
+
+test "root of 25" {
+    const expected: usize = 5;
+    const actual = square_root.squareRoot(25);
+    try testing.expectEqual(expected, actual);
+}
+
+test "root of 81" {
+    const expected: usize = 9;
+    const actual = square_root.squareRoot(81);
+    try testing.expectEqual(expected, actual);
+}
+
+test "root of 196" {
+    const expected: usize = 14;
+    const actual = square_root.squareRoot(196);
+    try testing.expectEqual(expected, actual);
+}
+
+test "root of 65025" {
+    const expected: usize = 255;
+    const actual = square_root.squareRoot(65025);
+    try testing.expectEqual(expected, actual);
+}