diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cedc1805b..ab604d64b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
         "@astrojs/mdx": "4.3.13",
         "@astrojs/sitemap": "3.7.0",
         "@astrojs/tailwind": "6.0.2",
+        "@electron/asar": "3.4.1",
         "@eslint/eslintrc": "3.3.1",
         "@eslint/js": "^9.38.0",
         "@faker-js/faker": "10.3.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1783ebcc6..f80140247 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ importers:
       '@astrojs/tailwind':
         specifier: 6.0.2
         version: 6.0.2(astro@5.18.1(@types/node@20.19.9)(jiti@1.21.7)(less@4.5.1)(rollup@4.59.0)(sass-embedded@1.97.1)(sass@1.97.1)(terser@5.44.1)(tsx@4.21.0)(typescript@5.9.3)(yaml@2.8.2))(tailwindcss@3.4.19(tsx@4.21.0)(yaml@2.8.2))(ts-node@10.9.2(@swc/core@1.15.8(@swc/helpers@0.5.18))(@types/node@20.19.9)(typescript@5.9.3))
+      '@electron/asar':
+        specifier: 3.4.1
+        version: 3.4.1
       '@eslint/eslintrc':
         specifier: 3.3.1
         version: 3.3.1
@@ -8795,10 +8798,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-enIvLvRAFZYXJzkCYG5RKmPfrFArdLv+R+lbQ53BmIMLIry74bjKzX6iHAm8WYamJkhSSEabrWN5D97XnKObjQ==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
 
-  minimatch@10.2.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+G4CpNBxa5MprY+04MbgOw1v7So6n5JY166pFi9KfYwT78fxScCeSNQSNzp6dpPSW2rONOps6Ocam1wFhCgoVw==}
-    engines: {node: 18 || 20 || >=22}
-
   minimatch@10.2.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oRjTw/97aTBN0RHbYCdtF1MQfvusSIBQM0IZEgzl6426+8jSC0nF1a/GmnVLpfB9yyr6g6FTqWqiZVbxrtaCIg==}
     engines: {node: 18 || 20 || >=22}
@@ -13794,7 +13793,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@electron/universal@2.0.1':
     dependencies:
-      '@electron/asar': 3.2.18
+      '@electron/asar': 3.4.1
       '@malept/cross-spawn-promise': 2.0.0
       debug: 4.4.3
       dir-compare: 4.2.0
@@ -16744,7 +16743,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@tufjs/models@4.1.0':
     dependencies:
       '@tufjs/canonical-json': 2.0.0
-      minimatch: 10.2.2
+      minimatch: 10.2.4
 
   '@tybys/wasm-util@0.10.1':
     dependencies:
@@ -20184,7 +20183,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   glob@13.0.6:
     dependencies:
-      minimatch: 10.2.2
+      minimatch: 10.2.4
       minipass: 7.1.3
       path-scurry: 2.0.2
 
@@ -20685,7 +20684,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   ignore-walk@8.0.0:
     dependencies:
-      minimatch: 10.2.2
+      minimatch: 10.2.4
 
   ignore@5.3.2: {}
 
@@ -22338,10 +22337,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@isaacs/brace-expansion': 5.0.0
 
-  minimatch@10.2.2:
-    dependencies:
-      brace-expansion: 5.0.2
-
   minimatch@10.2.4:
     dependencies:
       brace-expansion: 5.0.2
diff --git a/tools/packaging/electron-package-identity.test.mjs b/tools/packaging/electron-package-identity.test.mjs
index 411271368..e68d54c1d 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/electron-package-identity.test.mjs
+++ b/tools/packaging/electron-package-identity.test.mjs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ const makerOptions = JSON.parse(
 );
 const generatedMetadataConfigPath =
     'apps/electron-backend/src/app/options/electron-builder.metadata.generated.json';
+const packageLayoutVerifier = fs.readFileSync(
+    join(currentDir, 'verify-electron-package-layout.mjs'),
+    'utf8'
+);
 
 test('Linux package identity does not expose the internal Electron backend project name', () => {
     assert.equal(electronBuilderConfig.productName, 'IPTVnator');
@@ -125,6 +129,24 @@ test('nx-electron packaging prepares metadata before make/package', () => {
     );
 });
 
+test('package layout verifier uses canonical helpers and direct dependencies', () => {
+    assert.ok(packageMetadata.devDependencies?.['@electron/asar']);
+    assert.match(packageLayoutVerifier, /require\(['"]@electron\/asar['"]\)/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(packageLayoutVerifier, /electronBuilderRequire/);
+    assert.match(
+        packageLayoutVerifier,
+        /buildElectronBuilderMetadata\(\s*packageMetadata,\s*electronBuilderConfig\s*\)\.extraMetadata/s
+    );
+    assert.doesNotMatch(
+        packageLayoutVerifier,
+        /const packagedPackageMetadata = \{\s*name:/s
+    );
+    assert.doesNotMatch(
+        packageLayoutVerifier,
+        /builderEffectiveConfigPath && fileExists\(builderEffectiveConfigPath\)/
+    );
+});
+
 test('nx-electron packaging does not copy duplicate root package metadata', () => {
     const nxElectronExecutorPath = require.resolve(
         'nx-electron/src/executors/package/executor.js'
diff --git a/tools/packaging/verify-electron-package-layout.mjs b/tools/packaging/verify-electron-package-layout.mjs
index f3652a474..070b4d16a 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/verify-electron-package-layout.mjs
+++ b/tools/packaging/verify-electron-package-layout.mjs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import path from 'path';
 
+import { buildElectronBuilderMetadata } from './generate-electron-builder-metadata.mjs';
+
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-const electronBuilderRequire = createRequire(require.resolve('electron-builder'));
-const { extractFile } = electronBuilderRequire('@electron/asar');
+const { extractFile } = require('@electron/asar');
 const { validatePackagedEmbeddedMpv } = require('./embedded-mpv-macos.cjs');
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 const normalizedArgs = args[0] === '--' ? args.slice(1) : args;
@@ -51,20 +52,10 @@ const workerRelativeDir = path.join(
     'workers'
 );
 const workerFiles = ['epg-parser.worker.js', 'database.worker.js'];
-const packagedPackageMetadata = {
-    name: packageMetadata.name,
-    productName:
-        electronBuilderConfig.productName ??
-        electronBuilderConfig.extraMetadata?.productName,
-    version: packageMetadata.version,
-    description: packageMetadata.description,
-    author: packageMetadata.author,
-    homepage: packageMetadata.homepage,
-    license: packageMetadata.license,
-    main:
-        electronBuilderConfig.extraMetadata?.main ??
-        'electron-backend/main.js',
-};
+const packagedPackageMetadata = buildElectronBuilderMetadata(
+    packageMetadata,
+    electronBuilderConfig
+).extraMetadata;
 const nativeModuleRelativeDirs = [
     path.join('app.asar.unpacked', 'node_modules'),
     path.join('app.asar.unpacked', 'electron-backend', 'node_modules'),
@@ -373,7 +364,7 @@ function parseEffectiveSnapConfig(yamlContent) {
 function loadSnapConfigInspection() {
     const builderEffectiveConfigPath = builderEffectiveConfigPaths.find(fileExists);
 
-    if (builderEffectiveConfigPath && fileExists(builderEffectiveConfigPath)) {
+    if (builderEffectiveConfigPath) {
         const effectiveConfigContent = fs.readFileSync(
             builderEffectiveConfigPath,
             'utf8'