CHANGELOG.md

+# [1.0.0-beta.4](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/rules_zstd/compare/v1.0.0-beta.3...v1.0.0-beta.4) (2024-09-13)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- make `superconfigure` toolchain the default ([9b12a94](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/rules_zstd/commit/9b12a942559febbe7344d3d0feea193cff0a5568))
+
+### Features
+
+- add `//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure` toolchain ([d2b95b0](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/rules_zstd/commit/d2b95b0ee66cb674fe287b88f36ab79710ce9b78))
+
 # [1.0.0-beta.3](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/rules_zstd/compare/v1.0.0-beta.2...v1.0.0-beta.3) (2024-09-03)
 
 ### Features

MODULE.bazel

 module(
     name = "rules_zstd",
-    version = "1.0.0-beta.3",
+    version = "1.0.0-beta.4",
     bazel_compatibility = [
         ">=7.0.0",
     ],
@@ -12,9 +12,19 @@ bazel_dep(name = "aspect_bazel_lib", version = "2.7.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "toolchain_utils", version = "1.0.0-beta.12")
 bazel_dep(name = "ape", version = "1.0.0-beta.12")
 bazel_dep(name = "zstd", version = "1.5.6", repo_name = "zstandard")
+bazel_dep(name = "download_utils", version = "1.0.0-beta.2")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "hermetic_cc_toolchain", version = "3.1.0", dev_dependency = True)
 
+download_archive = use_repo_rule("@download_utils//download/archive:defs.bzl", "download_archive")
+
+download_archive(
+    name = "superconfigure",
+    srcs = ["bin/zstd"],
+    integrity = "sha256-M2r7xysRZysvprIT1Gpuaygy34B1fws+OBvMsp3vRbA=",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/ahgamut/superconfigure/releases/download/z0.0.55/compress.zip"],
+)
+
 export = use_extension("@toolchain_utils//toolchain/export:defs.bzl", "toolchain_export")
 use_repo(export, "ape-zstd")
 export.symlink(
@@ -30,4 +40,18 @@ resolved(
     toolchain_type = "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:type",
 )
 
+# Higher preference to `ape` toolchain
+# https://github.com/ahgamut/superconfigure/issues/51
+register_toolchains(
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-amd64-freebsd",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-amd64-linux",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-amd64-macos",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-amd64-netbsd",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-amd64-openbsd",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-amd64-windows",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-arm64-freebsd",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-arm64-linux",
+    "//zstd/toolchain/zstd:superconfigure-arm64-macos",
+)
+
 register_toolchains("//zstd/toolchain/...")

superconfigure/BUILD.bazel

+load("@ape//ape/assimilate:defs.bzl", "ape_assimilate")
+
+ape_assimilate(
+    name = "zstd",
+    src = "@superconfigure//:bin/zstd",
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)

superconfigure/info/BUILD.bazel

+load("@toolchain_utils//toolchain/info:defs.bzl", "toolchain_info")
+
+toolchain_info(
+    name = "zstd",
+    target = "//superconfigure:zstd",
+    visibility = ["//:__subpackages__"],
+)

zstd/toolchain/zstd/BUILD.bazel

@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ ape_toolchain(
     toolchain_type = ":type",
 )
 
+ape_toolchain(
+    name = "superconfigure",
+    toolchain = "//superconfigure/info:zstd",
+    toolchain_type = ":type",
+)
+
 alias(
     name = "resolved",
     actual = "@resolved-zstd",