diff --git a/scripts/make-release b/scripts/make-release
index 9c570b87f4..6e0433de24 100755
--- a/scripts/make-release
+++ b/scripts/make-release
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ meson subprojects download $SUBPROJECTS
         CryptoPkg/Library/OpensslLib/openssl \
         MdeModulePkg/Library/BrotliCustomDecompressLib/brotli)
 popd
-tar --exclude=.git -cjf ${destination}.tar.bz2 ${destination}
+tar --exclude=.git -cJf ${destination}.tar.xz ${destination}
 rm -rf ${destination}