diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 7f6f01c..de1d799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y build-essential devscripts debhelper
-          sudo debuild --buildinfo-option=-O -us -uc -b -j8 --compression=xz
+          sudo debuild --buildinfo-option=-O -us -uc -b -j8
           find ../ -name "*.deb" -exec mv {} cis-hardening.deb \;
       # DELETE THE TAG NAMED LATEST AND THE CORRESPONDING RELEASE
       - name: Delete the tag latest and the release latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml
index d2c5b4d..28eb317 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tagged-release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y build-essential devscripts debhelper
-          sudo debuild --buildinfo-option=-O -us -uc -b -j8 --compression=xz
+          sudo debuild --buildinfo-option=-O -us -uc -b -j8
           find ../ -name "*.deb" -exec mv {} cis-hardening.deb \;
       # DELETE THE TAG NAMED LATEST AND THE CORRESPONDING RELEASE
       - name: Delete the tag latest and the release latest
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 0cb1084..2ed6031 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ PACKAGE = $(shell dh_listpackages)
 %:
 	dh $@
 
+override_dh_builddeb:
+	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
+
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/$(PACKAGE)/opt/$(PACKAGE)/