diff --git a/.github/workflows/Create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/Create_release.yml
index 76bc3ac6e..9c83a40da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Create_release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      #- uses: actions/checkout@main
+      #  with:
+      #    repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/xenia-canary-releases
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@main
       - name: Release
         env:
@@ -22,41 +25,33 @@ jobs:
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/xenia-canary-releases
           notes: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
         run: |
-          rm -rf **/*.pdb
           case ${{ inputs.os }} in
             windows)
-              assets=xenia_canary_windows.zip
-              7z a $assets './xenia_canary_windows/*'
+              asset=xenia_canary_${{ inputs.os }}.zip
+              7z a $asset -xr!'*.pdb' -mx9 -bb3
               ;;
             linux)
-              for dir in xenia_canary_${{ inputs.os }}*; do
-                cd $dir
-                chmod +x xenia_canary
-                asset=${dir}.tar.gz
-                assets+=($asset)
-                tar -czvpf ../${asset} *
-                cd -
-              done
+              asset=xenia_canary_${{ inputs.os }}.tar.xz
               ;;
           esac
-          for asset in ${assets[@]}; do
-            if [ ! -f $asset ]; then
-              echo "::error::$asset doesn't exist!"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            if [ $(stat -c%s $asset) -lt 100000 ]; then
-              echo "::error::$asset is too small!"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-          done
+          if [ ! -f $asset ]; then
+            ls -R
+            echo "::error::$asset doesn't exist!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [ $(stat -c%s $asset) -lt 100000 ]; then
+            ls -R
+            echo "::error::$asset is too small!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           create_or_edit_release() {
             local tag=$1
             local title=$2
             if gh release view $tag; then
               gh release edit $tag -t $title -n "$notes"
-              gh release upload $tag ${assets[@]} --clobber
+              gh release upload $tag $asset --clobber
             else
-              gh release create $tag ${assets[@]} --target 925ed98d5dce604b651027c36fb522dc1ff0fa55 -t $title -n "$notes"
+              gh release create $tag $asset --target 925ed98d5dce604b651027c36fb522dc1ff0fa55 -t $title -n "$notes"
             fi
           }
           tag=${GITHUB_SHA::7}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux_build.yml b/.github/workflows/Linux_build.yml
index e818903b3..e3fe1a415 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linux_build.yml
@@ -94,11 +94,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare artifacts
         id: prepare_artifacts
         run: |
-          if [ $(stat -c %s build/bin/Linux/Release/xenia_canary) -le 100000 ]; then
+          binary=build/bin/Linux/Release/xenia_canary
+          if [ $(stat -c%s $binary) -le 100000 ]; then
             echo "::error::Binary is too small."
           fi
+          chmod +x $binary
           mkdir -p artifacts
-          cp -r build/bin/Linux/Release/xenia_canary LICENSE artifacts
+          XZ_OPT=-e9 tar cJvpf artifacts/xenia_canary_linux.tar.xz $binary LICENSE
       - name: Upload xenia canary artifacts
         if: steps.prepare_artifacts.outcome == 'success'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@main