diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8656867c..0343acb6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "isomorphic-ws": "^4.0.1",
         "js-sha3": "^0.8.0",
         "semver": "^7.3.5",
-        "tar-js": "^0.3.0",
+        "tar-stream": "^3.1.6",
         "web-streams-polyfill": "^4.0.0-beta.3",
         "ws": "^8.7.0"
       },
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         "@types/semver": "^7.3.9",
         "@types/sinon": "^10.0.13",
         "@types/sinon-chai": "^3.2.9",
+        "@types/tar-stream": "^3.1.3",
         "@types/ws": "^8.5.3",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.46.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.46.0",
@@ -2855,6 +2856,15 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/tar-stream": {
+      "version": "3.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-3.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zbnx4wpkWBMBSu5CytMbrT5ZpMiF55qgM+EpHzR4yIDu7mv52cej8hTkOc6K+LzpkOAbxwn/m7j3iO+/l42YkQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/ws": {
       "version": "8.5.3",
       "dev": true,
@@ -3539,6 +3549,11 @@
         "form-data": "^4.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/b4a": {
+      "version": "1.6.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/b4a/-/b4a-1.6.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fpWrvyVHEKyeEvbKZTVOeZF3VSKKWtJxFIxX/jaVPf+cLbGUSitjb49pHLqPV2BUNNZ0LcoeEGfE/YCpyDYHIw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/babel-loader": {
       "version": "9.1.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -5188,6 +5203,11 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
+    "node_modules/fast-fifo": {
+      "version": "1.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-fifo/-/fast-fifo-1.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/d9sfos4yxzpwkDkuN7k2SqFKtYNmCTzgfEpz82x34IM9/zc8KGxQoXg1liNC/izpRM/MBdt44Nmx41ZWqk+FQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/fast-glob": {
       "version": "3.2.12",
       "dev": true,
@@ -8459,6 +8479,11 @@
       ],
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/queue-tick": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/queue-tick/-/queue-tick-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kJt5qhMxoszgU/62PLP1CJytzd2NKetjSRnyuj31fDd3Rlcz3fzlFdFLD1SItunPwyqEOkca6GbV612BWfaBag=="
+    },
     "node_modules/quick-lru": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "dev": true,
@@ -9245,6 +9270,15 @@
         "readable-stream": "^3.5.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/streamx": {
+      "version": "2.15.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/streamx/-/streamx-2.15.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q+vQL4AAz+FdfT137VF69Cc/APqUbxy+MDOImRrMvchJpigHj9GksgDU2LYbO9rx7RX6osWgxJB2WxhYv4SZAw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "fast-fifo": "^1.1.0",
+        "queue-tick": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/string_decoder": {
       "version": "1.3.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -9473,8 +9507,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/tar-js": {
-      "version": "0.3.0"
+    "node_modules/tar-stream": {
+      "version": "3.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-3.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-B/UyjYwPpMBv+PaFSWAmtYjwdrlEaZQEhMIBFNC5oEG8lpiW8XjcSdmEaClj28ArfKScKHs2nshz3k2le6crsg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "b4a": "^1.6.4",
+        "fast-fifo": "^1.2.0",
+        "streamx": "^2.15.0"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/temp-dir": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 646f55a1..d38f0bc4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "isomorphic-ws": "^4.0.1",
     "js-sha3": "^0.8.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
-    "tar-js": "^0.3.0",
+    "tar-stream": "^3.1.6",
     "web-streams-polyfill": "^4.0.0-beta.3",
     "ws": "^8.7.0"
   },
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     "@types/semver": "^7.3.9",
     "@types/sinon": "^10.0.13",
     "@types/sinon-chai": "^3.2.9",
+    "@types/tar-stream": "^3.1.3",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.46.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.46.0",
diff --git a/src/utils/tar.ts b/src/utils/tar.ts
index 06e3efe8..3f6594bd 100644
--- a/src/utils/tar.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tar.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,24 @@
-import Tar from 'tar-js'
+import { pack } from 'tar-stream'
 import { Collection } from '../types'
+import { PassThrough } from 'stream'
 
-// this is a workaround type so that we are able to pass in Uint8Arrays
-// as string to `tar.append`
-interface StringLike {
-  readonly length: number
-  charCodeAt: (index: number) => number
-}
-
-// converts a string to utf8 Uint8Array and returns it as a string-like
-// object that `tar.append` accepts as path
-function fixUnicodePath(path: string): StringLike {
-  const codes = new TextEncoder().encode(path)
-
-  return {
-    length: codes.length,
-    charCodeAt: index => codes[index],
-  }
-}
+export function makeTar(data: Collection<Uint8Array>): PassThrough {
+  const tar = pack()
 
-export function makeTar(data: Collection<Uint8Array>): Uint8Array {
-  const tar = new Tar(1)
   for (const entry of data) {
-    const path = fixUnicodePath(entry.path)
-    tar.append(path, entry.data)
+    tar.entry(
+      {
+        name: entry.path,
+      },
+      Buffer.from(entry.data),
+    )
   }
 
-  return tar.out
+  tar.finalize()
+
+  const stream = new PassThrough()
+
+  tar.pipe(stream)
+
+  return stream
 }