diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6cebcd31b..b3da99271 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           for OS in Linux macOS
           do
-            tar -czf haskell-language-server-$OS-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.gz haskell-language-server-$OS-*.gz
+            tar -czf haskell-language-server-$OS-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.tar.gz haskell-language-server-$OS-*.gz
           done
 
       - uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: haskell-language-server-macOS-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.gz
-          asset_name: haskell-language-server-macOS-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.gz
+          asset_path: haskell-language-server-macOS-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.tar.gz
+          asset_name: haskell-language-server-macOS-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.tar.gz
           asset_content_type: application/gzip
 
       - uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
@@ -163,6 +163,6 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: haskell-language-server-Linux-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.gz
-          asset_name: haskell-language-server-Linux-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.gz
+          asset_path: haskell-language-server-Linux-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.tar.gz
+          asset_name: haskell-language-server-Linux-${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}.tar.gz
           asset_content_type: application/gzip
diff --git a/docs/releases.md b/docs/releases.md
index b6755dd4d..35143defc 100644
--- a/docs/releases.md
+++ b/docs/releases.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ we make sure to upload them as their full name variant.
 
 ### ghcup
 Ghcup can install hls binaries, provided that there is a tarfile
-called `haskell-language-server-{macOS,Linux}-$HLS_VERSION.gz`
+called `haskell-language-server-{macOS,Linux}-$HLS_VERSION.tar.gz`
 included in the GitHub release. The `tar` job in the workflow file automates the creation of this.
 
 ### Windows