diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0abc1dcf..a7f53bf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aes"
+version = "0.7.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e8b47f52ea9bae42228d07ec09eb676433d7c4ed1ebdf0f1d1c29ed446f1ab8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cipher",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "opaque-debug",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ahash"
 version = "0.3.8"
@@ -138,7 +150,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml",
  "uplc",
  "walkdir",
- "zip-extract",
+ "zip",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -253,6 +265,12 @@ version = "0.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9e1b586273c5702936fe7b7d6896644d8be71e6314cfe09d3167c95f712589e8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64ct"
+version = "1.5.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b645a089122eccb6111b4f81cbc1a49f5900ac4666bb93ac027feaecf15607bf"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bech32"
 version = "0.9.1"
@@ -292,6 +310,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "wyz",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "block-buffer"
+version = "0.10.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "69cce20737498f97b993470a6e536b8523f0af7892a4f928cceb1ac5e52ebe7e"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bstr"
 version = "0.2.17"
@@ -345,6 +372,9 @@ name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.78"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a20104e2335ce8a659d6dd92a51a767a0c062599c73b343fd152cb401e828c3d"
+dependencies = [
+ "jobserver",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
@@ -361,6 +391,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.3.8",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cipher"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7ee52072ec15386f770805afd189a01c8841be8696bed250fa2f13c4c0d6dfb7"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "3.2.23"
@@ -422,6 +461,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "tiny-keccak",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "constant_time_eq"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "245097e9a4535ee1e3e3931fcfcd55a796a44c643e8596ff6566d68f09b87bbc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.9.3"
@@ -438,6 +483,15 @@ version = "0.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5827cebf4670468b8772dd191856768aedcb1b0278a04f989f7766351917b9dc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cpufeatures"
+version = "0.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "28d997bd5e24a5928dd43e46dc529867e207907fe0b239c3477d924f7f2ca320"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crc32fast"
 version = "1.3.2"
@@ -496,6 +550,16 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7a81dae078cea95a014a339291cec439d2f232ebe854a9d672b796c6afafa9b7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-common"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1bfb12502f3fc46cca1bb51ac28df9d618d813cdc3d2f25b9fe775a34af26bb3"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+ "typenum",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cryptoxide"
 version = "0.4.2"
@@ -518,6 +582,17 @@ version = "0.1.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "56254986775e3233ffa9c4d7d3faaf6d36a2c09d30b20687e9f88bc8bafc16c8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "digest"
+version = "0.10.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8168378f4e5023e7218c89c891c0fd8ecdb5e5e4f18cb78f38cf245dd021e76f"
+dependencies = [
+ "block-buffer",
+ "crypto-common",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "4.0.0"
@@ -722,6 +797,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "slab",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "generic-array"
+version = "0.14.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bff49e947297f3312447abdca79f45f4738097cc82b06e72054d2223f601f1b9"
+dependencies = [
+ "typenum",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.8"
@@ -730,7 +815,7 @@ checksum = "c05aeb6a22b8f62540c194aac980f2115af067bfe15a0734d7277a768d396b31"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "wasi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -816,6 +901,15 @@ version = "0.4.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hmac"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6c49c37c09c17a53d937dfbb742eb3a961d65a994e6bcdcf37e7399d0cc8ab5e"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "http"
 version = "0.2.8"
@@ -973,6 +1067,15 @@ version = "1.0.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fad582f4b9e86b6caa621cabeb0963332d92eea04729ab12892c2533951e6440"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jobserver"
+version = "0.1.25"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "068b1ee6743e4d11fb9c6a1e6064b3693a1b600e7f5f5988047d98b3dc9fb90b"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.60"
@@ -1141,7 +1244,7 @@ checksum = "e5d732bc30207a6423068df043e3d02e0735b155ad7ce1a6f76fe2baa5b158de"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
- "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "wasi",
  "windows-sys 0.42.0",
 ]
 
@@ -1220,6 +1323,12 @@ version = "1.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "86f0b0d4bf799edbc74508c1e8bf170ff5f41238e5f8225603ca7caaae2b7860"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "opaque-debug"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "624a8340c38c1b80fd549087862da4ba43e08858af025b236e509b6649fc13d5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl"
 version = "0.10.45"
@@ -1431,6 +1540,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.42.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "password-hash"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7676374caaee8a325c9e7a2ae557f216c5563a171d6997b0ef8a65af35147700"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64ct",
+ "rand_core",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "pbkdf2"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "83a0692ec44e4cf1ef28ca317f14f8f07da2d95ec3fa01f86e4467b725e60917"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest",
+ "hmac",
+ "password-hash",
+ "sha2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "peg"
 version = "0.8.1"
@@ -1896,6 +2028,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha1"
+version = "0.10.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f04293dc80c3993519f2d7f6f511707ee7094fe0c6d3406feb330cdb3540eba3"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sha2"
+version = "0.10.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "82e6b795fe2e3b1e845bafcb27aa35405c4d47cdfc92af5fc8d3002f76cebdc0"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook-registry"
 version = "1.4.0"
@@ -1976,6 +2130,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "subtle"
+version = "2.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6bdef32e8150c2a081110b42772ffe7d7c9032b606bc226c8260fd97e0976601"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "supports-color"
 version = "1.3.1"
@@ -2102,15 +2262,20 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
-version = "0.1.45"
+version = "0.3.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b797afad3f312d1c66a56d11d0316f916356d11bd158fbc6ca6389ff6bf805a"
+checksum = "a561bf4617eebd33bca6434b988f39ed798e527f51a1e797d0ee4f61c0a38376"
 dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "wasi 0.10.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
- "winapi",
+ "serde",
+ "time-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "time-core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2e153e1f1acaef8acc537e68b44906d2db6436e2b35ac2c6b42640fff91f00fd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tiny-keccak"
 version = "2.0.2"
@@ -2249,6 +2414,12 @@ version = "2.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0685c84d5d54d1c26f7d3eb96cd41550adb97baed141a761cf335d3d33bcd0ae"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "typenum"
+version = "1.16.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "497961ef93d974e23eb6f433eb5fe1b7930b659f06d12dec6fc44a8f554c0bba"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicase"
 version = "2.6.0"
@@ -2412,12 +2583,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "try-lock",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasi"
-version = "0.10.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a143597ca7c7793eff794def352d41792a93c481eb1042423ff7ff72ba2c31f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
 version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
@@ -2654,25 +2819,50 @@ checksum = "09041cd90cf85f7f8b2df60c646f853b7f535ce68f85244eb6731cf89fa498ec"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zip"
-version = "0.5.13"
+version = "0.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "93ab48844d61251bb3835145c521d88aa4031d7139e8485990f60ca911fa0815"
+checksum = "0445d0fbc924bb93539b4316c11afb121ea39296f99a3c4c9edad09e3658cdef"
 dependencies = [
+ "aes",
  "byteorder",
  "bzip2",
+ "constant_time_eq",
  "crc32fast",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
  "flate2",
- "thiserror",
+ "hmac",
+ "pbkdf2",
+ "sha1",
  "time",
+ "zstd",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "zip-extract"
-version = "0.1.1"
+name = "zstd"
+version = "0.11.2+zstd.1.5.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4c5cc0309f6e81ab96c2b43d5e935025f8732c886690be8f78f68e06bad1d274"
+checksum = "20cc960326ece64f010d2d2107537f26dc589a6573a316bd5b1dba685fa5fde4"
 dependencies = [
- "log",
- "thiserror",
- "zip",
+ "zstd-safe",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-safe"
+version = "5.0.2+zstd.1.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1d2a5585e04f9eea4b2a3d1eca508c4dee9592a89ef6f450c11719da0726f4db"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "zstd-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zstd-sys"
+version = "2.0.6+zstd.1.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "68a3f9792c0c3dc6c165840a75f47ae1f4da402c2d006881129579f6597e801b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "pkg-config",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/aiken-project/Cargo.toml b/crates/aiken-project/Cargo.toml
index 3016c8fa..a525001a 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-project/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/aiken-project/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ tokio = { version = "1.23.1", features = ["full"] }
 toml = "0.5.9"
 uplc = { path = '../uplc', version = "0.0.28" }
 walkdir = "2.3.2"
-zip-extract = "0.1.1"
+zip = "0.6.4"
diff --git a/crates/aiken-project/src/deps/downloader.rs b/crates/aiken-project/src/deps/downloader.rs
index b350b4bb..891d731d 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-project/src/deps/downloader.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-project/src/deps/downloader.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-use std::{io::Cursor, path::Path};
+use std::{
+    io::{self, Cursor, Read},
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use futures::future;
 use reqwest::Client;
+use zip::result::ZipError;
 
 use crate::{
     error::Error,
@@ -117,7 +121,10 @@ impl<'a> Downloader<'a> {
             let d = destination.clone();
 
             tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                zip_extract::extract(Cursor::new(zipball), &d, true)
+                let mut archive =
+                    zip::ZipArchive::new(Cursor::new(zipball)).expect("failed to load zip archive");
+
+                extract_zip(&mut archive, &d)
             })
             .await?
         };
@@ -131,3 +138,45 @@ impl<'a> Downloader<'a> {
         Ok(true)
     }
 }
+
+fn extract_zip<R: Read + io::Seek, P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    archive: &mut zip::ZipArchive<R>,
+    directory: P,
+) -> Result<(), ZipError> {
+    use std::fs;
+
+    for i in 0..archive.len() {
+        let mut file = archive.by_index(i)?;
+
+        let filepath = file
+            .enclosed_name()
+            .ok_or(ZipError::InvalidArchive("Invalid file path"))?
+            .iter()
+            .skip(1)
+            .collect::<PathBuf>();
+
+        let outpath = directory.as_ref().join(filepath);
+
+        if file.name().ends_with('/') {
+            fs::create_dir_all(&outpath)?;
+        } else {
+            if let Some(p) = outpath.parent() {
+                if !p.exists() {
+                    fs::create_dir_all(p)?;
+                }
+            }
+            let mut outfile = fs::File::create(&outpath)?;
+            std::io::copy(&mut file, &mut outfile)?;
+        }
+        // Get and Set permissions
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        {
+            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+            if let Some(mode) = file.unix_mode() {
+                fs::set_permissions(&outpath, fs::Permissions::from_mode(mode))?;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs b/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs
index 9def30f8..84f31bf9 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-project/src/error.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 use uplc::machine::cost_model::ExBudget;
-use zip_extract::ZipExtractError;
+use zip::result::ZipError;
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(thiserror::Error)]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     Http(#[from] reqwest::Error),
 
     #[error(transparent)]
-    ZipExtract(#[from] ZipExtractError),
+    ZipExtract(#[from] ZipError),
 
     #[error(transparent)]
     JoinError(#[from] tokio::task::JoinError),