diff --git a/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json b/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
index c1dc9252..378801dd 100644
--- a/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
+++ b/images/win/Windows2019-Azure.json
@@ -497,6 +497,12 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-Jq.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Install-Zstd.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
@@ -776,6 +782,12 @@
                 "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-Jq.ps1"
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "powershell",
+            "scripts":[
+                "{{ template_dir }}/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "powershell",
             "scripts":[
diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1
index 18f3a334..afb6a030 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Validate-Zstd.ps1
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else
 
 # Adding description of the software to Markdown
 $SoftwareName = "zstd"
-$zstdVersion = $(zstd --version).Split(' ')[6].Split(',')[0]
+$zstdVersion = $(zstd --version).Split(' ')[6].Split(',')[0].Substring(1)
 
 $Description = @"
 _Version:_ $zstdVersion<br/>