diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81b1c838..0b23e2d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     "pack:docker:full": "./scripts/docker-publish-full.js",
     "pack:docker:slim": "./scripts/docker-publish-slim.js",
     "pack:macos": "oclif pack:macos --additional-cli sf",
-    "pack:tarballs": "oclif pack:tarballs",
+    "pack:tarballs": "oclif pack:tarballs --xz",
     "pack:verify": "sf-release cli:tarballs:verify",
     "pack:win": "oclif pack:win --additional-cli sf",
     "postinstall": "node ./scripts/post-install-release-notes.js",
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
     "trogdor": "yarn clean-all && yarn && yarn compile && yarn uts",
     "upload:deb": "oclif upload:deb",
     "upload:macos": "oclif upload:macos",
-    "upload:tarballs": "oclif upload:tarballs",
+    "upload:tarballs": "oclif upload:tarballs --xz",
     "upload:win": "oclif upload:win",
     "uts": "nyc mocha --require source-map-support/register --recursive \"test/**/*.test.ts\"",
     "watch": "tsc -w -p tsconfig.json"