diff --git a/plugins/woo-ai/bin/build-zip.sh b/plugins/woo-ai/bin/build-zip.sh
index 58f3b85d114..012e0a422f0 100755
--- a/plugins/woo-ai/bin/build-zip.sh
+++ b/plugins/woo-ai/bin/build-zip.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rm -rf "$BUILD_PATH"
 mkdir -p "$DEST_PATH"
 
 echo "Installing PHP and JS dependencies..."
-pnpm install
+pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 echo "Running JS Build..."
 pnpm --filter='@woocommerce/plugin-woo-ai' build || exit "$?"
 
diff --git a/plugins/woo-ai/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip b/plugins/woo-ai/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..310400b9388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woo-ai/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+
+Monorepo: minor tweaks in zip building script (use frozen lock file when installing dependecies).
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/bin/build-zip.sh b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/bin/build-zip.sh
index 76656aced28..55e4505ba43 100755
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/bin/build-zip.sh
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/bin/build-zip.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rm -rf "$BUILD_PATH"
 mkdir -p "$DEST_PATH"
 
 echo "Installing PHP and JS dependencies..."
-pnpm install
+pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 echo "Running JS Build..."
 pnpm --filter='@woocommerce/plugin-woocommerce-beta-tester' build || exit "$?"
 
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..310400b9388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-beta-tester/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+
+Monorepo: minor tweaks in zip building script (use frozen lock file when installing dependecies).
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/bin/build-zip.sh b/plugins/woocommerce/bin/build-zip.sh
index 1e3f2050f21..6fd67f824fd 100755
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/bin/build-zip.sh
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/bin/build-zip.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ echo "Cleaning up assets..."
 find "$PROJECT_PATH/assets/css/." ! -name '.gitkeep' -type f -exec rm -f {} + && find "$PROJECT_PATH/assets/client/." ! -name '.gitkeep' -type f -exec rm -f {} + && find "$PROJECT_PATH/assets/js/." ! -name '.gitkeep' -type f -exec rm -f {} +
 
 echo "Installing PHP and JS dependencies..."
-pnpm install
+pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
 echo "Running JS Build..."
 if [ -z "${NODE_ENV}" ]; then
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..310400b9388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/dev-try-faster-building-zip
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+
+Monorepo: minor tweaks in zip building script (use frozen lock file when installing dependecies).