diff --git a/CMake/FindDeps.cmake b/CMake/FindDeps.cmake
index 6ce362d..11f35a7 100644
--- a/CMake/FindDeps.cmake
+++ b/CMake/FindDeps.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ include(FetchContent)
 
 set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "Force static libs")
 
-find_package(zlib-ng CONFIG REQUIRED)
+set(ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 find_package(zstd CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenSSL 3.0.0 REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/Src/IACore/CMakeLists.txt b/Src/IACore/CMakeLists.txt
index 56d9f7d..93b5221 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Src/IACore/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ target_include_directories(IACore PUBLIC inc/)
 target_include_directories(IACore PRIVATE imp/hpp/)
 
 target_link_libraries(IACore PUBLIC 
-    zlib-ng::zlib    
+    ZLIB::ZLIB   
     zstd::libzstd
     tl::expected 
     glaze::glaze
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index bbb54ac..b595572 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
     "dependencies": [
         "openssl",
         "zstd",
-        {
-            "name": "zlib-ng",
-            "features": [
-                "compat"
-            ]
-        }
+        "zlib"
     ]
 }
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