diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9d87a5..38e1b26 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ coverage.txt
 # MS VSCode
 .vscode
 __debug_bin
+# gorelease binary folder
+dist
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 5aade0e..5e6de63 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@ builds:
   no_unique_dist_dir: true
   hooks:
     post:
-      - cmd: tar -cJf {{ .Path }}.xz {{ .Path }}
+      - cmd: xz -k -9 {{ .Path }}
         dir: ./dist/
-        env:
-          - XZ_OPT=-9
       - cmd: sh .goreleaser.checksum.sh {{ .Path }}
       - cmd: sh .goreleaser.checksum.sh {{ .Path }}.xz