diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be6751a8..62ae4925 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# v3.9.12-dev
+
+## Enhancement
+
+- DUB projects: added support for the _syntax_ build type. (#83)
+
 # v3.9.11
 
 ## Regressions fixed
diff --git a/src/u_dubproject.pas b/src/u_dubproject.pas
index 7fce6218..bc7d8b51 100644
--- a/src/u_dubproject.pas
+++ b/src/u_dubproject.pas
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ type
 
   // these 9 built types always exist
   TDubBuildType = (plain, debug, release, releaseDebug, releaseNoBounds, unittest,
-    docs, ddox, profile, cov, unittestcov);
+    docs, ddox, profile, cov, unittestcov, syntax);
 
   // returns true if filename is a valid dub project. Only json format is supported.
   function isValidDubProject(const filename: string): boolean;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ const
 
   DubBuiltTypeName: array[TDubBuildType] of string = ('plain', 'debug', 'release',
     'release-debug', 'release-nobounds', 'unittest', 'docs', 'ddox', 'profile',
-    'cov', 'unittest-cov'
+    'cov', 'unittest-cov', 'syntax'
   );
 
   DubDefaultConfigName = '(default config)';