diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57dcd00..99ca18b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
       {
         "from": "resources/slam-ros-bridge",
         "to": "slam-ros-bridge"
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "resources/bin",
+        "to": "bin"
+      },
+      {
+        "from": "resources/licenses",
+        "to": "licenses"
       }
     ],
     "linux": {
diff --git a/resources/bin/linux-arm64/zstd b/resources/bin/linux-arm64/zstd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..051386f
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/bin/linux-arm64/zstd differ
diff --git a/resources/bin/linux-x64/zstd b/resources/bin/linux-x64/zstd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1d9f895
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/bin/linux-x64/zstd differ
diff --git a/resources/licenses/zstd/LICENSE b/resources/licenses/zstd/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7580028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/licenses/zstd/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+BSD License
+
+For Zstandard software
+
+Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+ * Neither the name Facebook, nor Meta, nor the names of its contributors may
+   be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+   specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index b939ae8..e19bc7f 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,24 @@ function getAppIconPath(): string | undefined {
   return candidates.find((candidate) => existsSync(candidate))
 }
 
+function getBundledResourcePath(...segments: string[]): string | null {
+  const candidates = [
+    join(process.resourcesPath, ...segments),
+    join(process.resourcesPath, 'resources', ...segments),
+    join(process.cwd(), 'resources', ...segments),
+    join(app.getAppPath(), 'resources', ...segments)
+  ]
+
+  return candidates.find((candidate) => existsSync(candidate)) ?? null
+}
+
+function getBundledZstdPath(): string | null {
+  if (process.platform !== 'linux') return null
+  const arch = process.arch === 'arm64' ? 'arm64' : process.arch === 'x64' ? 'x64' : null
+  if (!arch) return null
+  return getBundledResourcePath('bin', `linux-${arch}`, 'zstd')
+}
+
 type CachedModuleFiles = {
   root: string | null
   absoluteRoot: string | null
@@ -610,7 +628,11 @@ async function ensureArtifactFile(url?: string | null, fileName?: string | null,
 
 function tarArgsFor(filePath: string, mode: 'list' | 'extract'): string[] {
   const lower = filePath.toLowerCase()
-  if (lower.endsWith('.tar.zst') || lower.endsWith('.tzst')) return mode === 'list' ? ['--zstd', '-tf'] : ['--zstd', '-xf']
+  if (lower.endsWith('.tar.zst') || lower.endsWith('.tzst')) {
+    const zstdPath = getBundledZstdPath()
+    const compressionArgs = zstdPath ? [`--use-compress-program=${zstdPath}`] : ['--zstd']
+    return mode === 'list' ? [...compressionArgs, '-tf'] : [...compressionArgs, '-xf']
+  }
   if (lower.endsWith('.tar.gz') || lower.endsWith('.tgz')) return mode === 'list' ? ['-tzf'] : ['-xzf']
   return mode === 'list' ? ['-tf'] : ['-xf']
 }
@@ -659,7 +681,8 @@ async function prepareRuntimeImages(images?: RuntimeImageArtifact[] | null): Pro
       continue
     }
     if (filePath.toLowerCase().endsWith('.tar.zst') || filePath.toLowerCase().endsWith('.tzst')) {
-      await runCommand('bash', ['-lc', 'zstd -dc "$1" | docker load', 'autonomy-studio-runtime-image', filePath], undefined, undefined, 900000)
+      const zstdPath = getBundledZstdPath() ?? 'zstd'
+      await runCommand('bash', ['-lc', '"$1" -dc "$2" | docker load', 'autonomy-studio-runtime-image', zstdPath, filePath], undefined, undefined, 900000)
     } else {
       await runCommand('docker', ['load', '-i', filePath], undefined, undefined, 900000)
     }