diff --git a/bin/build-server.sh b/bin/build-server.sh
index 99310cc89..326220f6f 100755
--- a/bin/build-server.sh
+++ b/bin/build-server.sh
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ cd ..
 
 VERSION=`jq -r ".version" ../package.json`
 
-tar cJf trilium-linux-x64-server-${VERSION}.tar.gz trilium-linux-x64-server
\ No newline at end of file
+tar cJf trilium-linux-x64-server-${VERSION}.tar.xz trilium-linux-x64-server
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/release.sh b/bin/release.sh
index b0eed90b4..fe18b24bc 100755
--- a/bin/release.sh
+++ b/bin/release.sh
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ git push origin $TAG
 
 bin/build.sh
 
-LINUX_X64_BUILD=trilium-linux-x64-$VERSION.tar.gz
+LINUX_X64_BUILD=trilium-linux-x64-$VERSION.tar.xz
 WINDOWS_X64_BUILD=trilium-windows-x64-$VERSION.zip
 MAC_X64_BUILD=trilium-mac-x64-$VERSION.zip
-SERVER_BUILD=trilium-linux-x64-server-$VERSION.tar.gz
+SERVER_BUILD=trilium-linux-x64-server-$VERSION.tar.xz
 
 echo "Creating release in GitHub"