diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt
index 92dd5a01f..db5b88923 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/extensions.kt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fun WriteDependencies.relocateDependency(pkg: String) {
 
 fun Task.standardRuntimeRelocations() {
   relocateDependency("com.github.benmanes")
-  relocateDependency("com.github.luben.zstd")
+  // relocateDependency("com.github.luben.zstd") // natives don't like relocation - hopefully nothing breaks :)
   relocateDependency("com.google.protobuf")
   relocateDependency("com.mysql.cj")
   relocateDependency("com.mysql.jdbc")
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.yml b/gradle/libs.versions.yml
index 4ad11685e..de6080d2e 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.yml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ versions:
   mariadb: 3.0.8
   messenger: 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
   netty: 4.1.68.Final
-  zstdjni: 1.5.1-1
+  zstdjni: 1.5.5-5
   jedis: 3.7.0
   postgresql: 42.6.0
   rabbitmq: 5.13.1