diff --git a/src/Squirrel/Squirrel.csproj b/src/Squirrel/Squirrel.csproj
index bce19b9eb..914329752 100644
--- a/src/Squirrel/Squirrel.csproj
+++ b/src/Squirrel/Squirrel.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net461;netstandard2.0;net5.0;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net46;net461;net462;net48;netstandard2.0;net5.0;net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>Squirrel</Description>
     <Title>Squirrel</Title>
     <AssemblyName>SquirrelLib</AssemblyName>
@@ -14,18 +14,27 @@
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.31.0" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup Condition=" $(TargetFramework) == 'netstandard2.0' OR $(TargetFramework) == 'net5.0' ">
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup Condition=" $(TargetFramework) == 'net461' ">
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.5" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Web" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <Choose>
+    <When Condition=" $(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net4')) ">
+      <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.26.0" Condition=" $(TargetFramework) == 'net46'" />
+        <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.32.2" Condition=" $(TargetFramework) == 'net461'" />
+        <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.33.0" Condition=" $(TargetFramework) == 'net462' " />
+        <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.33.0" Condition=" $(TargetFramework) == 'net48' " />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.5" />
+        <Reference Include="System.Web" />
+        <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+      </ItemGroup>
+    </When>
+    <Otherwise>
+      <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.33.0" />
+      </ItemGroup>
+    </Otherwise>
+  </Choose>
 
 </Project>