diff --git a/source/CMakeLists.txt b/source/CMakeLists.txt
index 69141ea..94caf0d 100644
--- a/source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,18 +116,22 @@ FetchContent_MakeAvailable(nlohmann_json)
 # Find zlib
 find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 
+# Force static linking for zlib
+set(ZLIB_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
+set(ZLIB_LIBRARIES z)
+
 # Link libraries
 target_link_libraries(dropshell PRIVATE
     libassert::assert
     cpptrace::cpptrace
     httplib::httplib
     nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
-    ZLIB::ZLIB
+    ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 # Set static linking flags
 set_target_properties(dropshell PROPERTIES
-    LINK_FLAGS "-static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,-Bstatic -Wl,-Bdynamic"
+    LINK_FLAGS "-static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc -Wl,-Bstatic -lz -Wl,-Bdynamic"
 )
 
 # Install targets
diff --git a/source/build.sh b/source/build.sh
index e47af93..cb5b460 100755
--- a/source/build.sh
+++ b/source/build.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ if command -v nproc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     JOBS=$(nproc)
 fi
 
-
 # Function to print status messages
 print_status() {
     echo -e "${GREEN}[*] $1${NC}"
@@ -49,20 +48,25 @@ if ! command -v cmake &> /dev/null; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Check if make is installed
-if ! command -v make &> /dev/null; then
-    print_error "Make is not installed. Please install Make first."
+# Check if Ninja is installed
+if ! command -v ninja &> /dev/null; then
+    print_error "Ninja is not installed. Please install Ninja first."
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Check if ccache is installed
+if ! command -v ccache &> /dev/null; then
+    print_warning "ccache is not installed. Builds will be slower without it."
+    print_warning "Consider installing ccache for faster builds."
+fi
+
 # Configure with CMake
 print_status "Configuring with CMake..."
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
-#cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+cmake .. -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
 
 # Build the project
 print_status "Building project..."
-make -j"$JOBS"
+ninja -j"$JOBS"
 
 # Check if build was successful
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/source/install_build_prerequisites.sh b/source/install_build_prerequisites.sh
index da6f6cf..2e6ed3a 100755
--- a/source/install_build_prerequisites.sh
+++ b/source/install_build_prerequisites.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ done
 
 
 # Install other required packages
-apt install -y musl-tools wget tar
+apt install -y musl-tools wget tar ccache ninja-build
 
 # Set install directory
 if [ -n "$SUDO_USER" ] && [ "$SUDO_USER" != "root" ]; then