diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d2732db..faa3e2b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multiutil"
-version = "1.0.8"
+version = "1.0.9"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Dave Huseby <dwh@linuxprogrammer.org>"]
 description = "Multiformat utility functions and types"
diff --git a/src/base_encoder.rs b/src/base_encoder.rs
index a053b5c..5c6089a 100644
--- a/src/base_encoder.rs
+++ b/src/base_encoder.rs
@@ -88,46 +88,51 @@ impl BaseEncoder for DetectedEncoder {
             return Ok((Base::Base16Lower, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (no padding)
+        // base32 (upper)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648 { padding: false }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32Upper, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (padding)
+        // base32 (upper + padding)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648 { padding: true }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32PadUpper, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (lower + no padding)
+        // base32 (lower)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648Lower { padding: false }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32Lower, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (padding)
+        // base32 (lower + padding)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648Lower { padding: true }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32PadLower, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (no padding)
+        // base32 (hex + upper)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648Hex { padding: false }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32HexUpper, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (padding)
+        // base32 (hex + upper + padding)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648Hex { padding: true }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32HexPadUpper, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (lower + no padding)
+        // base32 (hex + lower)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648HexLower { padding: false }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32HexLower, data))
         }
 
-        // base32 (padding)
+        // base32 (hex + lower + padding)
         if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Rfc4648HexLower { padding: true }, s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base32HexPadLower, data))
         }
 
+        // base32z
+        if let Some(data) = base32::decode(base32::Alphabet::Z, s) {
+            return Ok((Base::Base32Z, data))
+        }
+
         // base36
         if let Ok(data) = base36::decode(s) {
             return Ok((Base::Base36Lower, data))