diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureOpenGeode.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureOpenGeode.cmake
index 3355d6ba1..9746ea9e4 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureOpenGeode.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureOpenGeode.cmake
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(opengeode
         -DPYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION:STRING=${PYTHON_VERSION}
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${OpenGeode_PATH_INSTALL}
         -DJSON_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${JSON_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+        -DZLIB_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${ZLIB_INSTALL_PREFIX}
     BINARY_DIR ${OpenGeode_PATH_BIN}
     DEPENDS
         abseil
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(opengeode
         nanoflann
         spdlog
         json
+        zlib
         ${bindings}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureZlib.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureZlib.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23c0ef565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureZlib.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019 - 2026 Geode-solutions
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+set(ZLIB_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/zlib)
+set(ZLIB_INSTALL_PREFIX ${ZLIB_PATH}/install)
+ExternalProject_Add(zlib
+    PREFIX ${ZLIB_PATH}
+    SOURCE_DIR ${ZLIB_PATH}/src
+    BINARY_DIR ${ZLIB_PATH}/build
+    STAMP_DIR ${ZLIB_PATH}/stamp
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/zlib-ng/zlib-ng
+    GIT_TAG 2.2.1
+    GIT_SHALLOW ON
+    GIT_PROGRESS ON
+    CMAKE_GENERATOR ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}
+    CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM}
+    CMAKE_ARGS
+        -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE=LAZY
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF
+    CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+        -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW
+        -DCMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY:STRING=${CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY}
+        -DZLIB_ENABLE_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
+        -DZLIB_COMPAT:BOOL=ON
+        -DWITH_NEW_STRATEGIES:BOOL=OFF
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${ZLIB_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+        -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE:BOOL=ON
+)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenGeode.cmake b/cmake/OpenGeode.cmake
index 164304187..20895a6db 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenGeode.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenGeode.cmake
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ find_package(minizip-ng REQUIRED CONFIG NO_DEFAULT_PATH PATHS ${MINIZIP_INSTALL_
 find_package(nanoflann REQUIRED CONFIG NO_DEFAULT_PATH PATHS ${NANOFLANN_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 find_package(spdlog REQUIRED CONFIG NO_DEFAULT_PATH PATHS ${SPDLOG_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 find_package(nlohmann_json REQUIRED CONFIG NO_DEFAULT_PATH PATHS ${JSON_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+find_package(zlib REQUIRED CONFIG NO_DEFAULT_PATH PATHS ${ZLIB_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 # Install OpenGeode third-parties
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ install(
         ${GDAL_INSTALL_PREFIX}/
         ${PROJ_INSTALL_PREFIX}/
         ${JSON_INSTALL_PREFIX}/
+        ${ZLIB_INSTALL_PREFIX}/
     DESTINATION
         .
     COMPONENT
diff --git a/cmake/SuperBuild.cmake b/cmake/SuperBuild.cmake
index 463b354b4..6895bd28e 100644
--- a/cmake/SuperBuild.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SuperBuild.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ConfigureSQLite.cmake)
 include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ConfigurePROJ.cmake)
 include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ConfigureGDAL.cmake)
 include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ConfigureJson.cmake)
+include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ConfigureZlib.cmake)
 
 if(OPENGEODE_WITH_PYTHON OR INCLUDE_PYBIND11)
     include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/ConfigurePybind11.cmake)