diff --git a/app.properties b/app.properties
index d669e516..ac7af9f3 100644
--- a/app.properties
+++ b/app.properties
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ license.description: FileBot License File
 license.extension: psm
 license.mimetype: application/x-filebot-license
 
-
 # Distribution-specific Package Information
 microsoft.application.name: PointPlanck.FileBot
 microsoft.application.publisher: CN=761A0D2B-9B86-4FE4-B664-18E4E0AFC3F1
@@ -71,6 +70,10 @@ deb.application.mimetype: inode/directory;video/*;audio/*;text/*;application/*;
 deb.application.class: net-filebot-Main
 deb.application.depends: openjdk-10-jre, openjfx, mediainfo, libchromaprint-tools
 
+# Package Options
+tar.compression: xz
+msi.compression: high
+
 # Commands
 deb.application.action.import: filebot -script fn:amc --output "$HOME/Media" --action duplicate -non-strict --log-file "$HOME/Media/amc.log" --def excludeList="$HOME/Media/amc.excludes" unsorted=y music=y artwork=y
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ad38c01e..8edb6204 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
 		</bundleapp>
 
 
-		<tar destfile="${dir.dist}/${release}.app.tar.xz" compression="none" longfile="posix" encoding="utf-8">
+		<tar destfile="${dir.dist}/${release}.app.tar.xz" compression="${tar.compression}" longfile="posix" encoding="utf-8">
 			<tarfileset dir="${dir.staging}">
 				<include name="*.app/**" />
 				<exclude name="*.app/**/MacOS/filebot.*" />
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 			<fileset dir="${dir.installer}/deb" />
 		</copy-replace>
 
-		<jdeb destfile="${dir.dist}/${package.name}_${application.version}_${deb.arch}.deb" control="${dir.staging}/control" compression="xz" verbose="true">
+		<jdeb destfile="${dir.dist}/${package.name}_${application.version}_${deb.arch}.deb" control="${dir.staging}/control" compression="${tar.compression}" verbose="true">
 			<tarfileset prefix="/usr/share/filebot/bin" dir="${dir.staging}" includes="*.sh" filemode="755" />
 
 			<!-- jdeb does not support tarfileset fullpath attribute (see https://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb/issues/245) -->
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@
 
 
 	<target name="portable" description="Build portable package" depends="revision">
-		<tar destfile="${dir.dist}/${release}-portable.tar.xz" compression="xz" longfile="posix" encoding="utf-8">
+		<tar destfile="${dir.dist}/${release}-portable.tar.xz" compression="${tar.compression}" longfile="posix" encoding="utf-8">
 			<tarfileset file="${path.fatjar}" fullpath="FileBot.jar" />
 			<tarfileset dir="${dir.installer}/portable" includes="*.sh" filemode="755" />
 
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@
 
 
 	<target name="spk" description="Build Synology NAS package" depends="revision">
-		<spk destdir="${dir.dist}" name="${package.name}" version="${application.version}" arch="noarch" compression="xz">
+		<spk destdir="${dir.dist}" name="${package.name}" version="${application.version}" arch="noarch" compression="${tar.compression}">
 			<info name="displayname" value="${application.name}" />
 			<info name="description" value="${package.description}" />
 			<info name="maintainer" value="${package.project}" />
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@
 
 
 		<!-- include source tarball -->
-		<tar destfile="${dir.release}/${package.name}-${application.version}-src.tar.xz" compression="xz" longfile="posix" encoding="utf-8">
+		<tar destfile="${dir.release}/${package.name}-${application.version}-src.tar.xz" compression="${tar.compression}" longfile="posix" encoding="utf-8">
 			<tarfileset dir="${dir.source}" />
 		</tar>
 	</target>
diff --git a/installer/msi/filebot.wix b/installer/msi/filebot.wix
index 1f780644..13ae9ec0 100644
--- a/installer/msi/filebot.wix
+++ b/installer/msi/filebot.wix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		<!-- The media table defines the location that the MSI will look to find source files during -->
 		<!-- installation or repair scenarios. In this case, the source files are in a cab file that will be -->
 		<!-- embedded directly into the MSI at build time. -->
-		<Media Id='1' Cabinet='FileBot.cab' EmbedCab='yes' CompressionLevel="none" />
+		<Media Id='1' Cabinet='FileBot.cab' EmbedCab='yes' CompressionLevel="@{msi.compression}" />
 
 		<!-- These properties define links that will appear in the Add/Remove Programs control panel when -->
 		<!-- this product is installed on the system. -->