diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9533514ebc..e16c93c1f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ endif(${BUILD_TEST})
 ## lz4
 cat("${CMAKE_SUPPORT_DIR}/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${DEPS_TMP_FILE})
 
+## zlib
+cat("${CMAKE_SUPPORT_DIR}/zlib_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${DEPS_TMP_FILE})
+
 ## cJson
 cat("${CMAKE_SUPPORT_DIR}/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${DEPS_TMP_FILE})
 
diff --git a/cmake/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in
index 83f34ae794..9995d1f8d8 100644
--- a/cmake/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/cjson_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(cjson
         GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:taosdata-contrib/cJSON.git
         GIT_TAG v1.7.15
         SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/cJson"
-        BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cJson-build"
+        BINARY_DIR ""
         CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
         BUILD_COMMAND ""
         INSTALL_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in
index 6de66e23de..655870e0c9 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/gtest_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(googletest
         GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:taosdata-contrib/googletest.git
         GIT_TAG release-1.11.0
         SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/googletest"
-        BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/googletest-build"
+        BINARY_DIR ""
         CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
         BUILD_COMMAND ""
         INSTALL_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/cmake/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in
index 56e5fbd258..5dba4f2ab1 100644
--- a/cmake/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/lz4_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(lz4
         GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:taosdata-contrib/lz4.git
         GIT_TAG v1.9.3
         SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/lz4"
-        BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lz4-build"
+        BINARY_DIR ""
         CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
         BUILD_COMMAND ""
         INSTALL_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/cmake/zlib_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/zlib_CMakeLists.txt.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c997fc7983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/zlib_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+# zlib
+ExternalProject_Add(zlib
+        GIT_REPOSITORY git@github.com:taosdata-contrib/zlib.git
+        GIT_TAG v1.2.11
+        SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/zlib"
+        BINARY_DIR ""
+        #BUILD_IN_SOURCE TRUE
+        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+        BUILD_COMMAND ""
+        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+        TEST_COMMAND ""
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d8eac00aa..0e08be44ac 100644
--- a/deps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ endif(${BUILD_TEST})
 
 add_subdirectory(cJson)
 add_subdirectory(lz4/build/cmake)
+add_subdirectory(zlib)
+target_include_directories(
+    zlib
+    PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib
+    PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/zlib
+)