diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 36ad5247f38d7..30b7863e69231 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 archives:
   - id: coder-linux
     builds: [coder-linux]
-    format: tar
+    format: tar.gz
     files:
       - src: docs/README.md
         dst: README.md