diff --git a/lib/common/file-system.ts b/lib/common/file-system.ts
index 5246ebc453..d4ef58d970 100644
--- a/lib/common/file-system.ts
+++ b/lib/common/file-system.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { EOL } from "os";
 import * as detectNewline from "detect-newline";
 import { IFileSystem, IReadFileOptions, IFsStats } from "./declarations";
 import { IInjector } from "./definitions/yok";
-import { create as createArchiver } from "archiver";
+import * as yazl from "yazl";
 
 // TODO: Add .d.ts for mkdirp module (or use it from @types repo).
 const mkdirp = require("mkdirp");
@@ -37,28 +37,24 @@ export class FileSystem implements IFileSystem {
 	): Promise<void> {
 		//we are resolving it here instead of in the constructor, because config has dependency on file system and config shouldn't require logger
 		const $logger = this.$injector.resolve("logger");
-		const zip = createArchiver("zip", {
-			zlib: {
-				level: 9,
-			},
-		});
+		const zip = new yazl.ZipFile();
 		const outFile = fs.createWriteStream(zipFile);
-		zip.pipe(outFile);
+
+		for (const file of files) {
+			let relativePath = zipPathCallback(file);
+			relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, "/");
+			$logger.trace("zipping as '%s' file '%s'", relativePath, file);
+			zip.addFile(file, relativePath, { compress: true });
+		}
+		zip.end();
 
 		return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
 			outFile.on("error", (err: Error) => reject(err));
+			zip.outputStream.on("error", (err: Error) => reject(err));
+			zip.outputStream.pipe(outFile);
 			outFile.on("close", () => {
-				$logger.trace("zip: %d bytes written", zip.pointer());
 				resolve();
 			});
-
-			for (const file of files) {
-				let relativePath = zipPathCallback(file);
-				relativePath = relativePath.replace(/\\/g, "/");
-				$logger.trace("zipping as '%s' file '%s'", relativePath, file);
-				zip.append(fs.createReadStream(file), { name: relativePath });
-			}
-			zip.finalize();
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e2147af6b5..971c962cb1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "nativescript",
-  "version": "9.0.3",
+  "version": "9.0.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "nativescript",
-      "version": "9.0.3",
+      "version": "9.0.4",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
         "@npmcli/arborist": "9.1.8",
         "@nstudio/trapezedev-project": "7.2.3",
         "@rigor789/resolve-package-path": "1.0.7",
-        "archiver": "7.0.1",
         "axios": "1.13.5",
         "byline": "5.0.0",
         "chokidar": "^3.6.0",
@@ -65,7 +64,8 @@
         "winreg": "1.2.5",
         "ws": "8.18.3",
         "xml2js": "0.6.2",
-        "yargs": "17.7.2"
+        "yargs": "17.7.2",
+        "yazl": "^3.3.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "nativescript": "bin/tns",
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
         "tns": "bin/tns"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/archiver": "^6.0.3",
         "@types/byline": "^4.2.36",
         "@types/chai": "5.2.2",
         "@types/chai-as-promised": "8.0.2",
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@
         "@types/ws": "8.18.1",
         "@types/xml2js": "0.4.14",
         "@types/yargs": "17.0.33",
+        "@types/yazl": "^3.3.0",
         "braces": ">=3.0.3",
         "chai": "5.3.3",
         "chai-as-promised": "8.0.2",
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pkgjs/parseargs/-/parseargs-0.11.0.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "engines": {
@@ -1508,16 +1509,6 @@
         "node": "^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0"
       }
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/archiver/-/archiver-6.0.4.tgz",
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-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
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-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/byline": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/byline/-/byline-4.2.36.tgz",
@@ -1793,16 +1784,6 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/readdir-glob": {
-      "version": "1.1.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/readdir-glob/-/readdir-glob-1.1.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-raiuEPUYqXu+nvtY2Pe8s8FEmZ3x5yAH4VkLdihcPdalvsHltomrRC9BzuStrJ9yk06470hS0Crw0f1pXqD+Hg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
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-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/retry": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/retry/-/retry-0.12.5.tgz",
@@ -1953,6 +1934,16 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/yazl": {
+      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/yazl/-/yazl-3.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mFL6lGkk2N5u5nIxpNV/K5LW3qVSbxhJrMxYGOOxZndWxMgCamr/iCsq/1t9kd8pEwhuNP91LC5qZm/qS9pOEw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@xml-tools/parser": {
       "version": "1.0.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@xml-tools/parser/-/parser-1.0.11.tgz",
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