diff --git a/.changeset/eager-mugs-smash.md b/.changeset/eager-mugs-smash.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d90763ee1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eager-mugs-smash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": patch
+---
+
+feat: add writeUpdateInfo option for zip builds
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json b/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json
index cfd4404b396..11c541129c2 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json
@@ -6982,6 +6982,66 @@
         }
       },
       "type": "object"
+    },
+    "ZipOptions": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "artifactName": {
+          "description": "The [artifact file name template](./configuration.md#artifact-file-name-template).",
+          "type": [
+            "null",
+            "string"
+          ]
+        },
+        "publish": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/GithubOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/GitlabOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/S3Options"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/SpacesOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/GenericServerOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/CustomPublishOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/KeygenOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/SnapStoreOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/BitbucketOptions"
+            },
+            {
+              "items": {
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/AllPublishOptions"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": [
+                "null",
+                "string"
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "writeUpdateInfo": {
+          "default": true,
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
     }
   },
   "properties": {
@@ -7909,6 +7969,17 @@
       ],
       "description": "Options related to how build Windows targets."
     },
+    "zip": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ZipOptions"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "description": "macOS zip options."
+    },
     "$schema": {
       "description": "JSON Schema for this document.",
       "type": [
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts
index 1d7283e3ff5..648e5c00569 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/configuration.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ElectronBrandingOptions, ElectronDownloadOptions } from "./electron/Ele
 import { PrepareApplicationStageDirectoryOptions } from "./Framework"
 import { AppXOptions } from "./options/AppXOptions"
 import { AppImageOptions, DebOptions, FlatpakOptions, LinuxConfiguration, LinuxTargetSpecificOptions } from "./options/linuxOptions"
-import { DmgOptions, MacConfiguration, MasConfiguration } from "./options/macOptions"
+import { DmgOptions, MacConfiguration, MasConfiguration, ZipOptions } from "./options/macOptions"
 import { MsiOptions } from "./options/MsiOptions"
 import { MsiWrappedOptions } from "./options/MsiWrappedOptions"
 import { PkgOptions } from "./options/pkgOptions"
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ export interface CommonConfiguration {
    * macOS PKG options.
    */
   readonly pkg?: PkgOptions | null
+  /**
+   * macOS zip options.
+   */
+  readonly zip?: ZipOptions | null
 
   /**
    * Options related to how build Windows targets.
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts
index 844fcab6cba..8c396b3fa28 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/macPackager.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class MacPackager extends PlatformPackager<MacConfiguration> {
 
         case "zip":
           // https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/2313
-          mapper(name, outDir => new ArchiveTarget(name, outDir, this, true))
+          mapper(name, outDir => new ArchiveTarget(name, outDir, this))
           break
 
         case "pkg":
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/macOptions.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/macOptions.ts
index 3fd756bd8e1..06cbaaec104 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/macOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/macOptions.ts
@@ -381,3 +381,11 @@ export interface MasConfiguration extends MacConfiguration {
    */
   readonly binaries?: Array<string> | null
 }
+
+export interface ZipOptions extends TargetSpecificOptions {
+  /**
+   * @private
+   * @default true
+   */
+  writeUpdateInfo?: boolean
+}
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/ArchiveTarget.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/ArchiveTarget.ts
index 272c25fc76d..a5ce9768047 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/ArchiveTarget.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/ArchiveTarget.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,32 @@ import { Arch, defaultArchFromString } from "builder-util"
 import * as path from "path"
 import { Platform, Target, TargetSpecificOptions } from "../core"
 import { copyFiles, getFileMatchers } from "../fileMatcher"
+import { ZipOptions } from "../options/macOptions"
 import { PlatformPackager } from "../platformPackager"
 import { archive, tar } from "./archive"
 import { appendBlockmap, createBlockmap } from "./differentialUpdateInfoBuilder"
 
 export class ArchiveTarget extends Target {
-  readonly options: TargetSpecificOptions = (this.packager.config as any)[this.name]
+  readonly options: TargetSpecificOptions = (this.packager.config as any)[this.name] ?? {}
 
   constructor(
     name: string,
     readonly outDir: string,
     private readonly packager: PlatformPackager<any>,
-    private readonly isWriteUpdateInfo = false
+    private readonly isWriteUpdateInfo: boolean | null = null
   ) {
     super(name)
   }
 
+  private shouldWriteUpdateInfo(): boolean {
+    // Constructor parameter takes precedence (for backward compatibility)
+    if (this.isWriteUpdateInfo !== null) {
+      return this.isWriteUpdateInfo
+    }
+    // Otherwise read from options, default to true
+    return (this.options as ZipOptions).writeUpdateInfo !== false
+  }
+
   async build(appOutDir: string, arch: Arch): Promise<any> {
     const packager = this.packager
     const isMac = packager.platform === Platform.MAC
@@ -70,7 +80,7 @@ export class ArchiveTarget extends Target {
         }
         await archive(format, artifactPath, dirToArchive, archiveOptions)
 
-        if (this.isWriteUpdateInfo && format === "zip") {
+        if (this.shouldWriteUpdateInfo() && format === "zip") {
           if (isMac) {
             updateInfo = await createBlockmap(artifactPath, this, packager, artifactName)
           } else {
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@ export class ArchiveTarget extends Target {
         target: this,
         arch,
         packager,
-        isWriteUpdateInfo: this.isWriteUpdateInfo,
+        isWriteUpdateInfo: this.shouldWriteUpdateInfo(),
       })
     })
     return Promise.resolve()