diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ee4ae8..03af89e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-zig-out/
-.zig-cache/
-
+**/zig-out/
+**/.zig-cache/
+**/zig-pkg/
+**/.sentry-native
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fe69ce..b5fb639 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ First add the dependencies to your project
 > zig fetch --save git+https://github.com/olksdr/sentry-native.git
 ```
 
-And after you can import `sentry_native` in yout `build.zig`. _Note_: the dash ("-") is replaced with underscore ("_") in the name.
+And after you can import `sentry_native` in your `build.zig`. _Note_: the dash ("-") is replaced with underscore ("_") in the name.
 
 ```zig
 
 const sentry_native = b.dependency("sentry_native", .{
     .target = target,
     .optimize = optimize,
-    // Only if you run on Unix-like system you might want to link with libcurl (deafult is "false").
+    // Only if you run on Unix-like system you might want to link with libcurl (default is "false").
     .curl = true,
     // Only if you are on Windows (default "false").
     .winhttp = true,
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ exe.linkLibrary(sentry_native.artifact("sentry"));
 // const sentry = @import("sentry");
 exe.root_module.addImport("sentry", sentry_native.module("sentry"));
 
+// Install crashpad binaries
+@import("sentry_native").installCrashpad(b, &exe.step, sentry, target);
+
 ```
 
 You might have to install additional dependencies and makes sure the your dev environment is configured and all paths and includes are in-place.
@@ -52,5 +55,4 @@ Currently only `none` or `inproc` (enabled by default) backends are supported.
 
 As part of this build the following items still on the list:
 
-- [ ] Support Crashpad backend.
 - [ ] Support Breakpad backend.
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 9ea0ccb..502ca84 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -3,21 +3,27 @@ const std = @import("std");
 // The version of the `sentry-native` SDK.
 const version: std.SemanticVersion = .{ .major = 0, .minor = 8, .patch = 1 };
 
+const Backend = enum {
+    none,
+    in_proc,
+    crashpad,
+};
+
 // Helper function to run the system command and return the stdout with trimmed whitespaces and new lines.
 fn run_cmd(opts: struct {
+    b: *std.Build,
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
     argv: []const []const u8,
     cwd: ?[]const u8 = null,
 }) ![]const u8 {
     std.log.info("{s}", .{try std.mem.join(opts.allocator, " ", opts.argv)});
 
-    const cmd = try std.process.Child.run(.{
-        .allocator = opts.allocator,
+    const cmd = try std.process.run(opts.allocator, opts.b.graph.io, .{
         .argv = opts.argv,
-        .cwd = opts.cwd,
+        .cwd = if (opts.cwd) |cwd| .{ .path = cwd } else .inherit,
     });
 
-    if (cmd.term.Exited != 0) {
+    if (cmd.term.exited != 0) {
         std.log.err("Faild with error: {s}", .{cmd.stderr});
         return error.NonZeroExit;
     }
@@ -34,14 +40,24 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     // Add options which could be provided by the uses of this library.
     const linkage = b.option(std.builtin.LinkMode, "linkage", "Link mode of the sentry_native library (default: static)") orelse .static;
-    const with_in_proc_backend = b.option(bool, "inproc", "Enable inproc backend (default: true)") orelse true;
+    const backend = b.option(Backend, "backend", "Backend to use (default: Crashpad)") orelse .crashpad;
     const with_zlib = b.option(bool, "zlib", "Enable transport compression (default: false)") orelse false;
 
-    // Get the SDK path.
-    const sdk_path = run_cmd(.{
-        .allocator = b.allocator,
-        .argv = &.{ "xcrun", "--show-sdk-path" },
-    }) catch @panic("Unable to run command to get the MacOS sdk path.");
+    var cflags_list: std.ArrayList([]const u8) = .empty;
+    cflags_list.appendSlice(b.allocator, &.{
+        "-Wall", "-pedantic", "-O2", "-fpic", "-MTd", "-pthread",
+    }) catch @panic("OOM");
+
+    if (target.result.os.tag == .macos) {
+        // Get the SDK path.
+        const sdk_path = run_cmd(.{
+            .b = b,
+            .allocator = b.allocator,
+            .argv = &.{ "xcrun", "--show-sdk-path" },
+        }) catch @panic("Unable to run command to get the MacOS sdk path.");
+
+        cflags_list.appendSlice(b.allocator, &.{ "-isysroot", sdk_path }) catch @panic("OOM");
+    }
 
     // Prepare the build of the static library.
     const sentry_native = b.addLibrary(.{
@@ -60,28 +76,50 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     }
 
     // Compiler flags.
-    const cflags: []const []const u8 = &.{ "-Wall", "-pedantic", "-O2", "-fpic", "-MTd", "-pthread", "-isysroot", sdk_path };
+    const cflags = cflags_list.items;
 
     // Enable transport compression.
     if (with_zlib) {
         // Link the zlib.
-        sentry_native.linkSystemLibrary("z");
+        sentry_native.root_module.linkSystemLibrary("z", .{});
         sentry_native.root_module.addCMacro("SENTRY_TRANSPORT_COMPRESSION", "1");
     }
 
     b.installArtifact(sentry_native);
     // Setup the library's inputs and outputs.
-    sentry_native.addIncludePath(upstream.path("include"));
-    sentry_native.addIncludePath(upstream.path("src"));
-    sentry_native.addIncludePath(upstream.path("vendor"));
+    sentry_native.root_module.addIncludePath(upstream.path("include"));
+    sentry_native.root_module.addIncludePath(upstream.path("src"));
+    sentry_native.root_module.addIncludePath(upstream.path("vendor"));
     sentry_native.installHeadersDirectory(upstream.path("include"), "", .{});
-    sentry_native.addCSourceFiles(.{ .files = sentry_src, .root = upstream.path(""), .flags = cflags });
+    sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFiles(.{ .files = sentry_src, .root = upstream.path(""), .flags = cflags });
+
+    switch (backend) {
+        .none => {
+            sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/backends/sentry_backend_none.c"), .flags = cflags });
+        },
+        .in_proc => {
+            sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/backends/sentry_backend_inproc.c"), .flags = cflags });
+        },
+        .crashpad => {
+            const crashpad = b.lazyDependency("crashpad", .{
+                .target = target,
+                .optimize = optimize,
+            }) orelse @panic("Failed to resolve crashpad");
+
+            sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/backends/sentry_backend_crashpad.cpp"), .flags = cflags });
+            sentry_native.is_linking_libcpp = true;
+
+            sentry_native.root_module.linkLibrary(crashpad.artifact("crashpad_client"));
 
-    // Enable inproc backend.
-    if (with_in_proc_backend) {
-        sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/backends/sentry_backend_inproc.c"), .flags = cflags });
-    } else {
-        sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/backends/sentry_backend_none.c"), .flags = cflags });
+            // Install crashpad_handler
+            const crashpad_handler = crashpad.artifact("crashpad_handler");
+            b.installArtifact(crashpad_handler);
+
+            if (target.result.os.tag == .windows) {
+                const wer_module = crashpad.artifact("crashpad_wer");
+                b.installArtifact(wer_module);
+            }
+        },
     }
 
     switch (target.result.os.tag) {
@@ -90,45 +128,58 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
             const with_curl = b.option(bool, "curl", "Enable curl support (Unix-like only) for backend transport (default: false)") orelse false;
             // Link libcurl only for unix-like systems.
             if (with_curl) {
-                sentry_native.linkSystemLibrary("curl");
-                sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_curl.c"), .flags = cflags });
+                const curl_dependency = b.dependency("curl", .{
+                    .target = target,
+                    .optimize = optimize,
+                    .libpsl = false,
+                    .libssh2 = false,
+                    .libidn2 = false,
+                    .nghttp2 = false,
+                    .@"disable-ldap" = true,
+                    .@"use-boringssl" = true,
+                });
+
+                const lib_curl = @import("curl").artifact(curl_dependency, .lib);
+                sentry_native.root_module.linkLibrary(lib_curl);
+
+                sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_curl.c"), .flags = cflags });
             } else {
-                sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_none.c"), .flags = cflags });
+                sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_none.c"), .flags = cflags });
             }
 
-            sentry_native.linkSystemLibrary("pthread");
+            sentry_native.root_module.linkSystemLibrary("pthread", .{});
 
-            sentry_native.addCSourceFiles(.{ .files = sentry_unix_src, .root = upstream.path(""), .flags = cflags });
+            sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFiles(.{ .files = sentry_unix_src, .root = upstream.path(""), .flags = cflags });
 
             // Linux specific.
             if (target.result.os.tag == .linux) {
                 std.debug.print("Starting Linux Build.\n", .{});
                 // Link libc when on linux.
-                sentry_native.linkLibC();
-                sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/modulefinder/sentry_modulefinder_linux.c"), .flags = cflags });
+                sentry_native.root_module.link_libc = true;
+                sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/modulefinder/sentry_modulefinder_linux.c"), .flags = cflags });
             }
 
             // Macos specific
             if (target.result.os.tag == .macos) {
                 std.debug.print("Starting MacOs Build.\n", .{});
-                sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/modulefinder/sentry_modulefinder_apple.c"), .flags = cflags });
+                sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/modulefinder/sentry_modulefinder_apple.c"), .flags = cflags });
             }
         },
         .windows => {
             std.debug.print("Starting Windows Build.\n", .{});
-            sentry_native.linkLibC();
-            sentry_native.linkSystemLibrary("version");
-            sentry_native.linkSystemLibrary("dbghelp");
+            sentry_native.root_module.link_libc = true;
+            sentry_native.root_module.linkSystemLibrary("version", .{});
+            sentry_native.root_module.linkSystemLibrary("dbghelp", .{});
 
             // Add option to enable winhttp support.
             const with_winhttp = b.option(bool, "winhttp", "Enable winhttp support (Windows only) for backend transport (default: false)") orelse false;
             // Enable winhttp support if option provided otherwise there will be no transport.
             if (with_winhttp) {
-                sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_winhttp.c"), .flags = cflags });
+                sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_winhttp.c"), .flags = cflags });
             } else {
-                sentry_native.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_none.c"), .flags = cflags });
+                sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = upstream.path("src/transports/sentry_transport_none.c"), .flags = cflags });
             }
-            sentry_native.addCSourceFiles(.{ .files = sentry_win_src, .root = upstream.path(""), .flags = cflags });
+            sentry_native.root_module.addCSourceFiles(.{ .files = sentry_win_src, .root = upstream.path(""), .flags = cflags });
         },
         else => @panic("Unsupported build target."),
     }
@@ -198,3 +249,15 @@ pub const sentry_src: []const []const u8 = &.{
     "vendor/stb_sprintf.c",
     "vendor/mpack.c",
 };
+
+// Install crashpad
+// Makes the given step a dependency of the installation
+pub fn installCrashpad(target_build: *std.Build, step: *std.Build.Step, sentry: *std.Build.Dependency, target: std.Build.ResolvedTarget) void {
+    const install_crashpad = target_build.addInstallArtifact(sentry.artifact("crashpad_handler"), .{});
+    step.dependOn(&install_crashpad.step);
+
+    if (target.result.os.tag == .windows) {
+        const install_wer = target_build.addInstallArtifact(sentry.artifact("crashpad_wer"), .{});
+        step.dependOn(&install_wer.step);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 7e40d83..62e4d80 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@
     .name = .sentry_native,
     .version = "0.2.0",
     .fingerprint = 0x8c2691ae4ce6c4cf,
-    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.0",
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0",
     .dependencies = .{
         .@"sentry-native" = .{
             .url = "git+https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native.git#ccef7125b3783210f44ee6b100df7278e6ba3eff",
             .hash = "N-V-__8AAJmoHgAPxgAObxk1ekBBdb0LSAf71bFKKpgSq5aS",
         },
+        .crashpad = .{
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/LukasKastern/crashpad.git#84151ec7b7e04e690d81c2866d66da06a8935324",
+            .hash = "crashpad-0.1.0-tVD9TQeNAAAnmV4gLisVGynQo44zGj3vv21SjMykbV_k",
+            .lazy = true,
+        },
+        .curl = .{
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/lukaskastern/curl.git?ref=boringssl#79c7db96e951a5ddbb0180c1412b1d5a2022e1ad",
+            .hash = "curl-8.18.0-mFDAWCH5AADu_sgXOXIw6_ZDSmqLsybYPS3BkU6gDRZY",
+        },
     },
     .paths = .{
         "build.zig",
diff --git a/examples/crashpad/build.zig b/examples/crashpad/build.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48dd426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crashpad/build.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const sentry = b.dependency("sentry_native", .{
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+        .backend = .crashpad,
+    });
+
+    const exe_mod = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "simple",
+        .root_module = exe_mod,
+    });
+
+    exe.root_module.linkLibrary(sentry.artifact("sentry"));
+    exe.root_module.addImport("sentry", sentry.module("sentry"));
+
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+
+    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+
+    // Install crashpad binaries
+    @import("sentry_native").installCrashpad(b, &exe.step, sentry, target);
+}
diff --git a/examples/crashpad/build.zig.zon b/examples/crashpad/build.zig.zon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac0d8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crashpad/build.zig.zon
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.{
+    .name = .simple,
+    .version = "0.1.0",
+    .fingerprint = 0xc17b3d028051780f, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0",
+    .dependencies = .{
+        .sentry_native = .{
+            .path = "../../",
+        },
+    },
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+        "src",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/examples/crashpad/src/main.zig b/examples/crashpad/src/main.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2723990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crashpad/src/main.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const sentry = @import("sentry");
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    // Create a new options set.
+    const opts = sentry.sentry_options_new();
+    // Make sure to set the correct DSN.
+    sentry.sentry_options_set_dsn(opts, "https://public@sentry.example.com/1");
+    // Do not sample errors
+    sentry.sentry_options_set_sample_rate(opts, 1.0);
+    // Do not sample transactions.
+    sentry.sentry_options_set_traces_sample_rate(opts, 1.0);
+    // Enable DEBUG, 0 is to turn off the debug logging.
+    sentry.sentry_options_set_debug(opts, 1);
+
+    // Initiate the SDK using options we set up before, and now we can use it to sent the events to Sentry.
+    _ = sentry.sentry_init(opts);
+    // Make sure we release all the resources before the program exits.
+    defer _ = sentry.sentry_close();
+
+    @panic("Crash to forward to sentry");
+}
diff --git a/examples/simple/build.zig b/examples/simple/build.zig
index f1050bc..ef91be8 100644
--- a/examples/simple/build.zig
+++ b/examples/simple/build.zig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .root_module = exe_mod,
     });
 
-    exe.linkLibrary(sentry.artifact("sentry"));
+    exe.root_module.linkLibrary(sentry.artifact("sentry"));
     exe.root_module.addImport("sentry", sentry.module("sentry"));
 
     b.installArtifact(exe);
diff --git a/examples/simple/build.zig.zon b/examples/simple/build.zig.zon
index 38284c5..ac0d8b2 100644
--- a/examples/simple/build.zig.zon
+++ b/examples/simple/build.zig.zon
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
     .name = .simple,
     .version = "0.1.0",
     .fingerprint = 0xc17b3d028051780f, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
-    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.0",
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0",
     .dependencies = .{
         .sentry_native = .{
-            .url = "../../",
-            .hash = "sentry_native-0.2.0-z8TmTOItAACFYGluvX09B8pu81K8F4cl5J5hruHNfK0S",
+            .path = "../../",
         },
     },
     .paths = .{