diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper.csproj b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper.csproj
index 5804d1d..b498643 100644
--- a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper.csproj
+++ b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper.csproj
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.5.6</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>1.5.6</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.5.7</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>1.5.7</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="6.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.44.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Squid-Box.SevenZipSharp" Version="1.6.1.23" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -36,4 +37,9 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Remove="Resources\7z.dll" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\7z.dll" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Helpers/FileHelper.cs b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Helpers/FileHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d91af5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Helpers/FileHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using Spectre.Console;
+
+namespace EftPatchHelper.Helpers;
+
+public class FileHelper
+{
+    public bool StreamAssemblyResourceOut(string resourceName, string outputFilePath)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+
+            FileInfo outputFile = new FileInfo(outputFilePath);
+
+            if (outputFile.Exists)
+            {
+                outputFile.Delete();
+            }
+
+            if (!outputFile.Directory.Exists)
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(outputFile.Directory.FullName);
+            }
+
+            var resName = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames().First(x => x.EndsWith(resourceName));
+
+            using (FileStream fs = File.Create(outputFilePath))
+            using (Stream s = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resName))
+            {
+                s.CopyTo(fs);
+            }
+
+            outputFile.Refresh();
+            return outputFile.Exists;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            AnsiConsole.WriteException(ex);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Helpers/ZipHelper.cs b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Helpers/ZipHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664d68c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Helpers/ZipHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using SevenZip;
+using Spectre.Console;
+
+namespace EftPatchHelper.Helpers;
+
+public class ZipHelper
+{
+    public string DllPath = Path.Join(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "7z.dll");
+    public bool Compress(DirectoryInfo folder, FileInfo outputArchive,
+        IProgress<double> progress)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var outputStream = outputArchive.OpenWrite();
+            
+            SevenZipBase.SetLibraryPath(DllPath);
+
+            var compressor = new SevenZipCompressor()
+            {
+                CompressionLevel = CompressionLevel.Normal,
+                CompressionMethod = CompressionMethod.Lzma2,
+                ArchiveFormat = OutArchiveFormat.SevenZip
+            };
+
+            compressor.Compressing += (_, args) => { progress.Report(args.PercentDone); };
+            
+            compressor.CompressDirectory(folder.FullName, outputStream);
+
+            outputArchive.Refresh();
+
+            if (!outputArchive.Exists)
+            {
+                AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("output archive not found");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            AnsiConsole.WriteException(ex);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Interfaces/ICompressPatcherTask.cs b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Interfaces/ICompressPatcherTask.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37df474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Interfaces/ICompressPatcherTask.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+namespace EftPatchHelper.Interfaces;
+
+public interface ICompressPatcherTask : ITaskable
+{
+}
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diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Program.cs b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Program.cs
index 2c4aac3..d172edf 100644
--- a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Program.cs
+++ b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Program.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace EftPatchHelper
                 services.AddTransient<IFileProcessingTasks, FileProcessingTasks>();
                 services.AddTransient<IPatchGenTasks, PatchGenTasks>();
                 services.AddTransient<IPatchTestingTasks, PatchTestingTasks>();
+                services.AddTransient<ICompressPatcherTask, CompressPatcherTask>();
                 services.AddTransient<IReleaseCreator, CreateReleaseTasks>();
                 services.AddTransient<IUploadTasks, UploadTasks>();
                 services.AddTransient<Program>();
diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Resources/7z.dll b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Resources/7z.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ba9f27
Binary files /dev/null and b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Resources/7z.dll differ
diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Tasks/CompressPatcherTask.cs b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Tasks/CompressPatcherTask.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3974a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Tasks/CompressPatcherTask.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using EftPatchHelper.Extensions;
+using EftPatchHelper.Helpers;
+using EftPatchHelper.Interfaces;
+using EftPatchHelper.Model;
+using Spectre.Console;
+
+namespace EftPatchHelper.Tasks;
+
+public class CompressPatcherTask : ICompressPatcherTask
+{
+    private Options _options;
+    private FileHelper _fileHelper;
+    private ZipHelper _zipHelper;
+    
+    public CompressPatcherTask(Options options, FileHelper fileHelper, ZipHelper zipHelper)
+    {
+        _options = options;
+        _fileHelper = fileHelper;
+        _zipHelper = zipHelper;
+    }
+
+    public bool CompressPatcher()
+    {
+        AnsiConsole.Progress()
+            .Columns(new ProgressColumn[]
+            {
+                new TaskDescriptionColumn(),
+                new ProgressBarColumn(),
+                new PercentageColumn(),
+                new ElapsedTimeColumn(),
+                new SpinnerColumn(Spinner.Known.Dots2)
+            })
+            .Start(ctx =>
+            {
+                var compressionTask = ctx.AddTask("Compressing Patcher");
+                compressionTask.MaxValue = 100;
+                
+                if (!_fileHelper.StreamAssemblyResourceOut("7z.dll", _zipHelper.DllPath))
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                var patchFolder = new DirectoryInfo(_options.OutputPatchPath);
+
+                if (!patchFolder.Exists)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                var patchArchiveFile = new FileInfo(_options.OutputPatchPath + ".7z");
+
+                var progress = new Progress<double>(p => { compressionTask.Increment(p - compressionTask.Percentage);});
+
+                return _zipHelper.Compress(patchFolder, patchArchiveFile, progress);
+            });
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public void Run()
+    {
+        CompressPatcher().ValidateOrExit();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Tasks/PatchGenTasks.cs b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Tasks/PatchGenTasks.cs
index 250904d..8ae1da3 100644
--- a/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Tasks/PatchGenTasks.cs
+++ b/EftPatchHelper/EftPatchHelper/Tasks/PatchGenTasks.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ namespace EftPatchHelper.Tasks
                         $"OutputFolderName::{patcherOutputName}",
                         $"SourceFolderPath::{_options.SourceClient.PrepPath}",
                         $"TargetFolderPath::{_options.TargetClient.PrepPath}",
-                        $"AutoZip::{_settings.AutoZip}",
                         $"AutoClose::{_settings.AutoClose}"
                     }
                 });