diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 176b0d07..700716b9 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         "xunit.runner.visualstudio",                  // 20-12-2024: broke tests (something about sn signing maybe?)
         "mtzip",                                      // 18-05-2025: new versions use edition 2024 which is not compatible with 1.75  
         "ripunzip",                                   // 18-05-2025: v2.0.2 depends on zip 2.6 which has been yanked
+        "zerofrom",                                   // 18-05-2025: >0.1.6 requires newer rust toolchain
       ],
       "dependencyDashboardApproval": true
     },
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 96c36d59..7df875a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3089,6 +3089,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows",
  "winres",
  "winsafe",
+ "zerofrom",
  "zip 3.0.0",
  "zstd",
 ]
@@ -3810,9 +3811,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerofrom"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "50cc42e0333e05660c3587f3bf9d0478688e15d870fab3346451ce7f8c9fbea5"
+checksum = "cff3ee08c995dee1859d998dea82f7374f2826091dd9cd47def953cae446cd2e"
 dependencies = [
  "zerofrom-derive",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4c304315..57e82db1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ uuid = { version = "1.13.1", features = ["v4", "fast-rng", "macro-diagnostics"]
 walkdir = "2.5"
 mtzip = "=4.0.2"
 ripunzip = "=2.0.1"
+zerofrom = "=0.1.5"
 
 # default to small, optimized workspace release binaries
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/src/bins/Cargo.toml b/src/bins/Cargo.toml
index e5ef1894..8284b10b 100644
--- a/src/bins/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/bins/Cargo.toml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ walkdir.workspace = true
 sha1_smol.workspace = true
 mtzip.workspace = true
 ripunzip.workspace = true
+zerofrom.workspace = true
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os="linux")'.dependencies]
 waitpid-any.workspace = true