diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 16aac226a..edcf55a69 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ build-linux:
     - echo "Total artifact size:"
     - du -sh citron.AppImage build/bin/citron 2>/dev/null || echo "Cannot measure artifact sizes"
     - echo "Compressing AppImage for upload..."
-    - gzip -9 citron.AppImage
-    - ls -la citron.AppImage.gz
-    - du -h citron.AppImage.gz
-    - echo "AppImage compressed successfully"
+    - xz -9 -c citron.AppImage > citron.AppImage.xz
+    - ls -la citron.AppImage.xz
+    - du -h citron.AppImage.xz
+    - echo "AppImage compressed with xz successfully"
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - citron.AppImage.gz
+      - citron.AppImage.xz
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
   only: