diff --git a/Dist/7za.exe b/Dist/7za.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f067843dcf
Binary files /dev/null and b/Dist/7za.exe differ
diff --git a/Dist/BuildAndPackage.bat b/Dist/BuildAndPackage.bat
index 5731baac3a..3f6e802f57 100644
--- a/Dist/BuildAndPackage.bat
+++ b/Dist/BuildAndPackage.bat
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ upx -d temp\dll\*.dll
 upx -d temp\dll\*.exe
 upx -d temp\*.exe
 
+rem dont need docs xml for assemblies and whatnot
+del temp\dll\*.xml
+
 cd temp
 
 rem Patch up working dir with a few other things we want
@@ -75,6 +78,12 @@ copy ..\HelloWorld_BizHawkTool.dll ExternalTools
 copy ..\HelloWorld_BizHawkTool.zip ExternalTools
 mkdir Firmware
 
+rem compress nescart 7z
+cd gamedb
+..\..\7za a -t7z -mx9 NesCarts.7z NesCarts.xml
+del NesCarts.xml
+cd ..
+
 rem Build the final zip
 ..\zip.exe -X -9 -r ..\%NAME% . -i \*
 cd ..