diff --git a/build/package/nfpm.yaml b/build/package/nfpm.yaml
index 5b0d3aa902d..7c3940903cb 100644
--- a/build/package/nfpm.yaml
+++ b/build/package/nfpm.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ overrides:
     - libpcre3
     - perl
     - libyaml-0-2
+    - zlib1g-dev
   rpm:
     depends:
     - ca-certificates
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/add_zlib1g-dev.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/add_zlib1g-dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ca18a69a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/add_zlib1g-dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+message: Added zlib1g-dev dependency to Ubuntu packages. 
+type: bugfix