diff --git a/docs/src/dev-guide/components-core/index.md b/docs/src/dev-guide/components-core/index.md
index 6fc4b78f98..a8d36d8c87 100644
--- a/docs/src/dev-guide/components-core/index.md
+++ b/docs/src/dev-guide/components-core/index.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ The task will download, build, and install (within the build directory) the foll
 | [fmt](https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt)                                  | v10.2.1        |
 | [json](https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git)                          | v3.11.3        |
 | [log-surgeon](https://github.com/y-scope/log-surgeon)                 | f801a3f        |
+| [liblzma](https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz)                      | v5.8.1         |
 | [lz4](https://github.com/lz4/lz4)                                     | v1.10.0        |
 | [mongo-cxx-driver](https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-cxx-driver)       | r3.10.2        |
 | [simdjson](https://github.com/simdjson/simdjson)                      | v3.13.0        |
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ The task will download, build, and install (within the build directory) the foll
 | [yaml-cpp](https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git)                    | v0.7.0         |
 | [yscope-log-viewer](https://github.com/y-scope/yscope-log-viewer.git) | 969ff35        |
 | [ystdlib-cpp](https://github.com/y-scope/ystdlib-cpp.git)             | d80cf86        |
+| [zlib](https://github.com/madler/zlib)                                | v1.3.1         |
 | [zstd](https://github.com/facebook/zstd)                              | v1.5.7         |
 
 ### Environment
diff --git a/taskfiles/deps/main.yaml b/taskfiles/deps/main.yaml
index 51c6e0a365..ec97e1e273 100644
--- a/taskfiles/deps/main.yaml
+++ b/taskfiles/deps/main.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ tasks:
       - task: "utfcpp"
       - task: "yaml-cpp"
       - task: "ystdlib"
+      - task: "zlib"
       - task: "zstd"
 
   absl:
@@ -484,6 +485,24 @@ tasks:
         CLP_YSTDLIB_SOURCE_DIRECTORY \"{{.YSTDLIB_OUTPUT_DIR}}\"
         )" > "{{.G_DEPS_CORE_CMAKE_SETTINGS_DIR}}/{{.LIB_NAME}}.cmake"
 
+  zlib:
+    internal: true
+    vars:
+      LIB_NAME: "zlib"
+    run: "once"
+    cmds:
+      - task: "utils:install-remote-cmake-lib"
+        vars:
+          CMAKE_GEN_ARGS:
+            - "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
+            - "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+            - "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE=LAZY"
+            - "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX={{.G_DEPS_CORE_DIR}}/{{.LIB_NAME}}-install"
+            - "-DZLIB_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF"
+          LIB_NAME: "{{.LIB_NAME}}"
+          TARBALL_SHA256: "9a93b2b7dfdac77ceba5a558a580e74667dd6fede4585b91eefb60f03b72df23"
+          TARBALL_URL: "https://github.com/madler/zlib/releases/download/v1.3.1/zlib-1.3.1.tar.gz"
+
   zstd:
     internal: true
     run: "once"