diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 375be71..bcc3856 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const Step = std.build.Step;
 const Builder = std.build.Builder;
-const glfw = @import("deps.zig").pkgs.glfw;
+const pkgs = @import("deps.zig").pkgs;
+
 const build_pkgs = @import("deps.zig").build_pkgs;
 const build_glfw = build_pkgs.build_glfw;
+const build_vma = build_pkgs.build_vma;
 const vkgen = build_pkgs.build_vulkan;
 
 pub const ResourceGenStep = struct {
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     exe.setBuildMode(mode);
 
     const gen = vkgen.VkGenerateStep.init(b, "etc/vk.xml", "vk.zig");
-    exe.addPackage(glfw);
+    exe.addPackage(pkgs.glfw);
     exe.addPackage(gen.package);
     build_glfw.link(b, exe, .{});
 
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     res.addShader("triangle_frag", "src/shaders/triangle.frag");
     exe.addPackage(res.package);
 
+    exe.addPackage(pkgs.vma);
+    build_vma.linkVma(exe, gen.output_file.getPath(), mode, target);
+
     exe.install();
 
     const run_cmd = exe.run();
diff --git a/gyro.lock b/gyro.lock
index 7a5decb..cfc6466 100644
--- a/gyro.lock
+++ b/gyro.lock
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 git https://github.com/Snektron/vulkan-zig.git fdf43d846a4c3ff4d977bd4395898e4e16ca62cf generator/main.zig fdf43d846a4c3ff4d977bd4395898e4e16ca62cf
 git https://github.com/hexops/mach-glfw.git 99bf7df61b9afe7c80aae29d664a566f42a8db35 src/main.zig 99bf7df61b9afe7c80aae29d664a566f42a8db35
+git https://github.com/viviicat/Zig-VMA.git zig-0.10 vma.zig 4eb07330e875fb5109f855ae901f3e21df95c897
 git https://github.com/Snektron/vulkan-zig.git fdf43d846a4c3ff4d977bd4395898e4e16ca62cf generator/index.zig fdf43d846a4c3ff4d977bd4395898e4e16ca62cf
 git https://github.com/hexops/mach-glfw.git 99bf7df61b9afe7c80aae29d664a566f42a8db35 build.zig 99bf7df61b9afe7c80aae29d664a566f42a8db35
+git https://github.com/viviicat/Zig-VMA.git zig-0.10 build.zig 4eb07330e875fb5109f855ae901f3e21df95c897
diff --git a/gyro.zzz b/gyro.zzz
index c57d00a..1b71542 100644
--- a/gyro.zzz
+++ b/gyro.zzz
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ deps:
       url: "https://github.com/hexops/mach-glfw.git"
       ref: 99bf7df61b9afe7c80aae29d664a566f42a8db35
       root: src/main.zig
+  vma:
+    git:
+      url: "https://github.com/viviicat/Zig-VMA.git"
+      ref: zig-0.10
+      root: vma.zig
 build_deps:
   build_vulkan:
     git:
@@ -20,3 +25,8 @@ build_deps:
       url: "https://github.com/hexops/mach-glfw.git"
       ref: 99bf7df61b9afe7c80aae29d664a566f42a8db35
       root: build.zig
+  build_vma:
+    git:
+      url: "https://github.com/viviicat/Zig-VMA.git"
+      ref: zig-0.10
+      root: build.zig
diff --git a/notes.txt b/notes.txt
index f27bc40..d4f8058 100644
--- a/notes.txt
+++ b/notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 - mach-glfw for glfw bindings
 - vulkan-zig for vulkan - probably simplifies this part?
   - Can always reimplement if desired.
+
+- SpexGuy/Zig-VMA - vulkan memory allocator lib for zig.
+  - Outdated build.zig .. .gah.
+    - time to fork...