diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index bcc18f0d..3b5286e1 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@
           "strings"
         ]
       },
+      {
+        "slug": "square-root",
+        "name": "Square Root",
+        "uuid": "d320289e-3e3c-4ca4-a5a4-76072cb2bc64",
+        "practices": [],
+        "prerequisites": [],
+        "difficulty": 2
+      },
       {
         "slug": "strain",
         "name": "Strain",
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/square-root/.docs/instructions.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9905e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.docs/instructions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Instructions
+
+Given a natural radicand, return its square root.
+
+Note that the term "radicand" refers to the number for which the root is to be determined.
+That is, it is the number under the root symbol.
+
+Check out the Wikipedia pages on [square root][square-root] and [methods of computing square roots][computing-square-roots].
+
+Recall also that natural numbers are positive real whole numbers (i.e. 1, 2, 3 and up).
+
+[square-root]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root
+[computing-square-roots]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/config.json b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6c4498b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "authors": [
+    "BNAndras"
+  ],
+  "files": {
+    "solution": [
+      "src/square_root.erl"
+    ],
+    "test": [
+      "test/square_root_tests.erl"
+    ],
+    "example": [
+      ".meta/example.erl"
+    ]
+  },
+  "blurb": "Given a natural radicand, return its square root.",
+  "source": "wolf99",
+  "source_url": "https://github.com/exercism/problem-specifications/pull/1582"
+}
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/example.erl b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/example.erl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ec5267b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/example.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-module(example).
+
+-export([square_root/1]).
+
+
+square_root(1) ->
+    1;
+square_root(Radicand) ->
+    square_root(Radicand, Radicand div 2).
+square_root(Radicand, Guess) when (Guess * Guess) =:= Radicand ->
+    Guess;
+square_root(Radicand, Guess) ->
+    square_root(Radicand, (Guess + Radicand div Guess) div 2).
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/tests.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ead7882f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/.meta/tests.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# This is an auto-generated file.
+#
+# Regenerating this file via `configlet sync` will:
+# - Recreate every `description` key/value pair
+# - Recreate every `reimplements` key/value pair, where they exist in problem-specifications
+# - Remove any `include = true` key/value pair (an omitted `include` key implies inclusion)
+# - Preserve any other key/value pair
+#
+# As user-added comments (using the # character) will be removed when this file
+# is regenerated, comments can be added via a `comment` key.
+
+[9b748478-7b0a-490c-b87a-609dacf631fd]
+description = "root of 1"
+
+[7d3aa9ba-9ac6-4e93-a18b-2e8b477139bb]
+description = "root of 4"
+
+[6624aabf-3659-4ae0-a1c8-25ae7f33c6ef]
+description = "root of 25"
+
+[93beac69-265e-4429-abb1-94506b431f81]
+description = "root of 81"
+
+[fbddfeda-8c4f-4bc4-87ca-6991af35360e]
+description = "root of 196"
+
+[c03d0532-8368-4734-a8e0-f96a9eb7fc1d]
+description = "root of 65025"
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/rebar.config b/exercises/practice/square-root/rebar.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db5d9076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/rebar.config
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+%% Erlang compiler options
+{erl_opts, [debug_info, warnings_as_errors]}.
+
+{deps, [{erl_exercism, "0.1.2"}]}.
+
+{dialyzer, [
+  {warnings, [underspecs, no_return]},
+  {get_warnings, true},
+  {plt_apps, top_level_deps}, % top_level_deps | all_deps
+  {plt_extra_apps, []},
+  {plt_location, local}, % local | "/my/file/name"
+  {plt_prefix, "rebar3"},
+  {base_plt_apps, [stdlib, kernel, crypto]},
+  {base_plt_location, global}, % global | "/my/file/name"
+  {base_plt_prefix, "rebar3"}
+]}.
+
+%% eunit:test(Tests)
+{eunit_tests, []}.
+%% Options for eunit:test(Tests, Opts)
+{eunit_opts, [verbose]}.
+
+%% == xref ==
+
+{xref_warnings, true}.
+
+%% xref checks to run
+{xref_checks, [undefined_function_calls, undefined_functions,
+  locals_not_used, exports_not_used,
+  deprecated_function_calls, deprecated_functions]}.
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/src/square_root.app.src b/exercises/practice/square-root/src/square_root.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8abdd11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/src/square_root.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{application, square_root,
+  [{description, "exercism.org - square root"},
+    {vsn, "0.0.1"},
+    {modules, []},
+    {registered, []},
+    {applications, [kernel,
+      stdlib]},
+    {env, []}
+  ]}.
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/src/square_root.erl b/exercises/practice/square-root/src/square_root.erl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7960e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/src/square_root.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-module(square_root).
+
+-export([square_root/1]).
+
+
+square(_Radicand) -> undefined.
diff --git a/exercises/practice/square-root/test/square_root_tests.erl b/exercises/practice/square-root/test/square_root_tests.erl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa9a9e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exercises/practice/square-root/test/square_root_tests.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+-module(square_root_tests).
+
+-include_lib("erl_exercism/include/exercism.hrl").
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+
+
+
+'1_root_of_1_test_'() ->
+    {"root of l",
+     ?_assertMatch(1, square_root:square_root(1))}.
+
+'2_root_of_4_test_'() ->
+    {"root of 4",
+     ?_assertMatch(2, square_root:square_root(4))}.
+
+'3_root_of_25_test_'() ->
+    {"root of 25",
+     ?_assertMatch(5, square_root:square_root(25))}.
+
+'4_root_of_81_test_'() ->
+    {"root of 81",
+     ?_assertMatch(9, square_root:square_root(81))}.
+
+'5_root_of_196_test_'() ->
+    {"root of 196",
+     ?_assertMatch(14, square_root:square_root(196))}.
+
+'6_root_of_65025_test_'() ->
+    {"root of 65025",
+     ?_assertMatch(255, square_root:square_root(65025))}.