diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index c3b7390..90d65ae 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 const fs = require('@npmcli/fs');
 const util = require('util');
 const exec = util.promisify(require('child_process').exec);
+const AdmZip = require('adm-zip');
 
 const DEST = 'keepassxc-browser';
 const DEFAULT = 'manifest_default.json';
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ const updateTranslations = async () => {
 };
 
 const createZipFile = async (fileName, path) => {
-    await exec(`cd ${path} && tar -a -cf ../${fileName} * && cd ..`);
+    const zip = new AdmZip();
+    zip.addLocalFolder(path, './');
+    zip.writeZip(fileName);
 };
 
 (async() => {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6598e36..2123d06 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@playwright/test": "^1.45.1",
         "@types/node": "^20.14.10",
+        "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
         "eslint": "^8.49.0"
       }
     },
@@ -214,6 +215,16 @@
         "acorn": "^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/adm-zip": {
+      "version": "0.5.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.5.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TGw5yVi4saajsSEgz25grObGHEUaDrniwvA2qwSC060KfqGPdglhvPMA2lPIoxs3PQIItj2iag35fONcQqgUaQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ajv": {
       "version": "6.12.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.12.6.tgz",
@@ -1381,6 +1392,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {}
     },
+    "adm-zip": {
+      "version": "0.5.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.5.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TGw5yVi4saajsSEgz25grObGHEUaDrniwvA2qwSC060KfqGPdglhvPMA2lPIoxs3PQIItj2iag35fONcQqgUaQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "ajv": {
       "version": "6.12.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-6.12.6.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d425d6..2d73765 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "^1.45.1",
     "@types/node": "^20.14.10",
+    "adm-zip": "^0.5.16",
     "eslint": "^8.49.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {