diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index aca1ad9..4636075 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
             .name = "knapsack.zig",
             .category = "dynamicProgramming"
         });
+    if (std.mem.eql(u8, op, "dp/longestIncreasingSubsequence"))
+        build_algorithm(b, .{
+            .optimize = optimize,
+            .target = target,
+            .name = "longestIncreasingSubsequence.zig",
+            .category = "dynamicProgramming"
+        });
 
     // Math algorithms
     if (std.mem.eql(u8, op, "math/ceil"))
diff --git a/dynamicProgramming/longestIncreasingSubsequence.zig b/dynamicProgramming/longestIncreasingSubsequence.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc78012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dynamicProgramming/longestIncreasingSubsequence.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const print = std.debug.print;
+const testing = std.testing;
+const ArrayList = std.ArrayList;
+
+// Function that returns the lower bound in O(logn)
+pub fn lower_bound(arr: []const i32, key: i32) usize {
+    var lo: usize = 0;
+    var hi: usize = arr.len;
+
+    while (lo < hi) {
+        const mid: usize = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;
+        if (key <= arr[mid]) {
+            hi = mid;
+        } else {
+            lo = mid + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (lo < arr.len and arr[lo] < key) {
+        lo += 1;
+    }
+
+    return lo;
+}
+
+// Function that returns the length of the longest increasing subsequence of an array
+// Runs in O(nlogn) using the lower bound function
+// Arguments:
+//      arr: the passed array
+//      allocator: Any std.heap type allocator
+pub fn lis(arr: []const i32, allocator: anytype) usize {
+    var v = ArrayList(i32).init(allocator);
+    defer v.deinit();
+
+    const n = arr.len;
+
+    for (0..n) |i| {
+        const it = lower_bound(v.items, arr[i]);
+        if (it == v.items.len) {
+            _ = v.append(arr[i]) catch return 0;
+        } else {
+            v.items[it] = arr[i];
+        }
+    }
+
+    return v.items.len;
+}
+
+test "testing longest increasing subsequence function" {
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
+
+    const v = [4]i32{ 1, 5, 6, 7 };
+    try testing.expect(lis(&v, gpa.allocator()) == 4);
+
+    const v2 = [5]i32{ 1, -1, 5, 6, 7 };
+    try testing.expect(lis(&v2, gpa.allocator()) == 4);
+
+    const v3 = [5]i32{ 1, 2, -1, 0, 1 };
+    try testing.expect(lis(&v3, gpa.allocator()) == 3);
+
+    const v4 = [0]i32{};
+    try testing.expect(lis(&v4, gpa.allocator()) == 0);
+
+    const v5 = [5]i32{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    try testing.expect(lis(&v5, gpa.allocator()) == 1);
+}
diff --git a/runall.cmd b/runall.cmd
index a971e85..3848b0f 100644
--- a/runall.cmd
+++ b/runall.cmd
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ rem Data Structures
 rem Dynamic Programming
 %ZIG_TEST% -Dalgorithm=dp/coinChange %Args%
 %ZIG_TEST% -Dalgorithm=dp/knapsack %Args%
+%ZIG_TEST% -Dalgorithm=dp/longestIncreasingSubsequence %Args%
 
 rem Sort
 %ZIG_TEST% -Dalgorithm=sort/quicksort %Args%
diff --git a/runall.sh b/runall.sh
index 9e394f7..cdd3947 100755
--- a/runall.sh
+++ b/runall.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ $ZIG_TEST -Dalgorithm=ds/lrucache $Args
 # Dynamic Programming
 $ZIG_TEST -Dalgorithm=dp/coinChange $Args
 $ZIG_TEST -Dalgorithm=dp/knapsack $Args
+$ZIG_TEST -Dalgorithm=dp/longestIncreasingSubsequence $Args
 
 ## Sort
 $ZIG_TEST -Dalgorithm=sort/quicksort $Args