diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml
index b5ccf05..1237e77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-linux.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build/linux
           mv tiny-rdm_0.0.0_amd64 "tiny-rdm_${{ steps.normalise_version.outputs.version }}_amd64"
           sed -i 's/0.0.0/${{ steps.normalise_version.outputs.version }}/g' "tiny-rdm_${{ steps.normalise_version.outputs.version }}_amd64/DEBIAN/control"
-          dpkg-deb --build "tiny-rdm_${{ steps.normalise_version.outputs.version }}_amd64"
+          dpkg-deb --build -zXZ "tiny-rdm_${{ steps.normalise_version.outputs.version }}_amd64"
 
       - name: Upload release asset
         shell: bash