diff --git a/src/zstring_view.cpp b/src/zstring_view.cpp
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+#include <stdplus/zstring_view.hpp>
+
+namespace stdplus
+{
+
+template class basic_zstring_view<char>;
+template class basic_zstring_view<char8_t>;
+template class basic_zstring_view<char16_t>;
+template class basic_zstring_view<char32_t>;
+template class basic_zstring_view<wchar_t>;
+
+} // namespace stdplus