diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 32f21fbaa..fa8a7f679 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -76,9 +76,17 @@ build-linux:
     - du -h *.AppImage || echo "No AppImage to measure"
     - 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
+    - echo "Compressed AppImage size:"
+    - du -h citron.AppImage.gz
+    - echo "Note: AppImage has been compressed for artifact upload due to size limits"
+    - echo "To use: Download citron.AppImage.gz, then run:"
+    - echo "gunzip citron.AppImage.gz && chmod +x citron.AppImage"
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - citron.AppImage
+      - citron.AppImage.gz
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
   only: