diff --git a/apps/cli/lib/archive.ts b/apps/cli/lib/archive.ts
index a316478135..df0197f3b1 100644
--- a/apps/cli/lib/archive.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/lib/archive.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ export async function archiveSiteContent(
 		const output = fs.createWriteStream( archivePath );
 		const archiveBuilder = archiver( 'zip', {
 			zlib: { level: ZIP_COMPRESSION_LEVEL },
+			// @ts-expect-error The `followSymlinks` option comes from a patch
 			followSymlinks: true,
-		} as archiver.ArchiverOptions );
+		} );
 
 		output.on( 'close', () => {
 			resolve( archiveBuilder );
diff --git a/apps/cli/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts b/apps/cli/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts
index eb5601008e..7ffcf8bac8 100644
--- a/apps/cli/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export class DefaultExporter extends EventEmitter implements Exporter {
 		this.emit( ExportEvents.BACKUP_CREATE_START );
 		const isZip = this.options.backupFile.endsWith( '.zip' );
 		const format = isZip ? 'zip' : 'tar';
-		return archiver( format, ARCHIVER_OPTIONS[ format ] as archiver.ArchiverOptions );
+		return archiver( format, ARCHIVER_OPTIONS[ format ] );
 	}
 
 	private setupArchiveListeners( output: fs.WriteStream ): Promise< void > {
diff --git a/apps/cli/patches/archiver+7.0.1.patch b/apps/cli/patches/archiver+7.0.1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58b35f023c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cli/patches/archiver+7.0.1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js b/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js
+index 7c0a74d..2934fe5 100644
+--- a/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js
++++ b/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js
+@@ -631,7 +631,8 @@
+ 
+   var globOptions = {
+     stat: true,
+-    dot: true
++    dot: true,
++    follow: this.options.followSymlinks
+   };
+ 
+   function onGlobEnd() {
diff --git a/apps/studio/patches/archiver+7.0.1.patch b/apps/studio/patches/archiver+7.0.1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58b35f023c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/patches/archiver+7.0.1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js b/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js
+index 7c0a74d..2934fe5 100644
+--- a/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js
++++ b/node_modules/archiver/lib/core.js
+@@ -631,7 +631,8 @@
+ 
+   var globOptions = {
+     stat: true,
+-    dot: true
++    dot: true,
++    follow: this.options.followSymlinks
+   };
+ 
+   function onGlobEnd() {
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts b/apps/studio/src/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts
index 6719280465..cbf3a09115 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/lib/import-export/export/exporters/default-exporter.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export class DefaultExporter extends EventEmitter implements Exporter {
 		this.emit( ExportEvents.BACKUP_CREATE_START );
 		const isZip = this.options.backupFile.endsWith( '.zip' );
 		const format = isZip ? 'zip' : 'tar';
-		return archiver( format, ARCHIVER_OPTIONS[ format ] as archiver.ArchiverOptions );
+		return archiver( format, ARCHIVER_OPTIONS[ format ] );
 	}
 
 	private setupArchiveListeners( output: fs.WriteStream ): Promise< void > {