diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yaml b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
index b9dd3f37..8d452f63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
-      - name: Set up JDK 21.0.1
+      - name: Set up JDK 18.0.1
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '21.0.1'
+          java-version: '18.0.1'
       - name: Show Build Versions
         run: ./gradlew -v
       - name: Build with Gradle
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d497dd30..29eee822 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jlink {
         uses 'org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.common.RemoteEndpointFactory'
     }
 
-    options = ['--strip-native-commands', '--strip-java-debug-attributes', '--compress', 'zip-6', '--no-header-files', '--no-man-pages', '--ignore-signing-information', '--exclude-files', '**.png', '--exclude-resources', 'glob:/com.sparrowwallet.merged.module/META-INF/*']
+    options = ['--strip-native-commands', '--strip-java-debug-attributes', '--compress', '2', '--no-header-files', '--no-man-pages', '--ignore-signing-information', '--exclude-files', '**.png', '--exclude-resources', 'glob:/com.sparrowwallet.merged.module/META-INF/*']
     launcher {
         name = 'sparrow'
         jvmArgs = ["--add-opens=javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.css=org.controlsfx.controls",