diff --git a/sz/.SRCINFO b/sz/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c251190b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sz/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+pkgbase = sz
+	pkgdesc = Modular parametrizable lossy compressor framework for scientific data
+	pkgver = 2.1.12.5
+	pkgrel = 7
+	url = https://szcompressor.org/
+	arch = x86_64
+	license = BSD
+	makedepends = cmake
+	makedepends = gcc-fortran
+	makedepends = hdf5
+	makedepends = netcdf
+	makedepends = python
+	makedepends = python-numpy
+	makedepends = swig
+	depends = glibc
+	depends = gcc-libs
+	source = https://github.com/szcompressor/SZ/releases/download/v2.1.12.5/sz-2.1.12.5.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = 32a820daf6019156a777300389d2392e4498a5c9daffce7be754cd0a5ba8729c
+
+pkgname = sz
diff --git a/sz/.nvchecker.toml b/sz/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ade843b49c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sz/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[sz]
+source = "git"
+git = "https://github.com/szcompressor/SZ.git"
+prefix = "v"
diff --git a/sz/PKGBUILD b/sz/PKGBUILD
index bd38f5d645..98af552f7d 100644
--- a/sz/PKGBUILD
+++ b/sz/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 pkgname=sz
 pkgver=2.1.12.5
-pkgrel=5
+pkgrel=7
 pkgdesc="Modular parametrizable lossy compressor framework for scientific data"
 arch=(x86_64 powerpc64le powerpc64 powerpc riscv64)
 url="https://szcompressor.org/"