diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-latest.yml
index a33681f1..70b0aa57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-latest.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.21]
+        go-version: [1.22]
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
     - name: Install Go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-latest.yml
index af8ebcb6..0502d0d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-latest.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.21]
+        go-version: [1.22]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Install Go
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-latest.yml
index 90fbfb61..d27e28d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-latest.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.21]
+        go-version: [1.22]
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
     - name: Install Go
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f0024ff..2d7dcf7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Introducing **Archiver 4.0** - a cross-platform, multi-format archive utility an
 - flate (.zip)
 - gzip (.gz)
 - lz4 (.lz4)
+- lzip (.lz)
 - snappy (.sz)
 - xz (.xz)
 - zlib (.zz)
diff --git a/formats_test.go b/formats_test.go
index 106f48a0..ec5e3bb8 100644
--- a/formats_test.go
+++ b/formats_test.go
@@ -315,6 +315,13 @@ func TestIdentifyFindFormatByStreamContent(t *testing.T) {
 			compressorName:        ".lz4",
 			wantFormatName:        ".lz4",
 		},
+		{
+			name:                  "should recognize lz",
+			openCompressionWriter: Lzip{}.OpenWriter,
+			content:               []byte("this is text"),
+			compressorName:        ".lz",
+			wantFormatName:        ".lz",
+		},
 		{
 			name:                  "should recognize sz",
 			openCompressionWriter: Sz{}.OpenWriter,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d1e0d85e..748b3618 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/mholt/archiver/v4
 
-go 1.21.3
+go 1.22
 
-toolchain go1.22.0
+toolchain go1.22.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.5
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6
 	github.com/nwaples/rardecode/v2 v2.0.0-beta.2
 	github.com/therootcompany/xz v1.0.1
-	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11
+	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12
 )
 
 require (
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/bodgit/sevenzip v1.4.3
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.18
+	github.com/sorairolake/lzip-go v0.3.1
 	golang.org/x/text v0.13.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c352a829..42ffe66f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZN
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.0.0-20190812154241-14fe0d1b01d4/go.mod h1:xMI15A0UPsDsEKsMN9yxemIoYk6Tm2C1GtYGdfGttqA=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rwcarlsen/goexif v0.0.0-20190401172101-9e8deecbddbd/go.mod h1:hPqNNc0+uJM6H+SuU8sEs5K5IQeKccPqeSjfgcKGgPk=
+github.com/sorairolake/lzip-go v0.3.1 h1:/v5NxPwhyEV/0NxdniSOPt0zTTZweQfIr2d/f9cE0Uk=
+github.com/sorairolake/lzip-go v0.3.1/go.mod h1:sGvZv/ZFQzR0DSbXsjCyA6Nmb84TIPT8QbmhFBfVRlI=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
@@ -110,8 +112,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXl
 github.com/therootcompany/xz v1.0.1 h1:CmOtsn1CbtmyYiusbfmhmkpAAETj0wBIH6kCYaX+xzw=
 github.com/therootcompany/xz v1.0.1/go.mod h1:3K3UH1yCKgBneZYhuQUvJ9HPD19UEXEI0BWbMn8qNMY=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.6/go.mod h1:2bypXElzHzzJZwzH67Y6wb67pO62Rzfn7BSiF4ABRW8=
-github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 h1:kpFauv27b6ynzBNT/Xy+1k+fK4WswhN/6PN5WhFAGw8=
-github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
+github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12 h1:37Nm15o69RwBkXM0J6A5OlE67RZTfzUxTj8fB3dfcsc=
+github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 go.opencensus.io v0.21.0/go.mod h1:mSImk1erAIZhrmZN+AvHh14ztQfjbGwt4TtuofqLduU=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.0/go.mod h1:+kGneAE2xo2IficOXnaByMWTGM9T73dGwxeWcUqIpI8=
diff --git a/lzip.go b/lzip.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a861a487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lzip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package archiver
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/sorairolake/lzip-go"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterFormat(Lzip{})
+}
+
+// Lzip facilitates lzip compression.
+type Lzip struct{}
+
+func (Lzip) Name() string { return ".lz" }
+
+func (lz Lzip) Match(filename string, stream io.Reader) (MatchResult, error) {
+	var mr MatchResult
+
+	// match filename
+	if filepath.Ext(strings.ToLower(filename)) == lz.Name() {
+		mr.ByName = true
+	}
+
+	// match file header
+	buf, err := readAtMost(stream, len(lzipHeader))
+	if err != nil {
+		return mr, err
+	}
+	mr.ByStream = bytes.Equal(buf, lzipHeader)
+
+	return mr, nil
+}
+
+func (Lzip) OpenWriter(w io.Writer) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
+	return lzip.NewWriter(w), nil
+}
+
+func (Lzip) OpenReader(r io.Reader) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	lzr, err := lzip.NewReader(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return io.NopCloser(lzr), err
+}
+
+// magic number at the beginning of lzip files
+// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-diaz-lzip-09#section-2
+var lzipHeader = []byte("LZIP")