diff --git a/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js b/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js
index bd80651..6020861 100644
--- a/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js
+++ b/dist/publish-crates-debian-main.js
@@ -127682,20 +127682,17 @@ __nccwpck_require__.a(module, async (__webpack_handle_async_dependencies__, __we
 /* unused harmony export cleanup */
 /* harmony import */ var fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__ = __nccwpck_require__(73292);
 /* harmony import */ var fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__);
-/* harmony import */ var zlib__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__ = __nccwpck_require__(59796);
-/* harmony import */ var zlib__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(zlib__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__);
-/* harmony import */ var _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__ = __nccwpck_require__(42186);
-/* harmony import */ var _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__);
-/* harmony import */ var _actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__ = __nccwpck_require__(79450);
-/* harmony import */ var _actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(_actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__);
-/* harmony import */ var _ssh__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__ = __nccwpck_require__(27149);
-/* harmony import */ var _command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__ = __nccwpck_require__(28121);
-/* harmony import */ var path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6__ = __nccwpck_require__(71017);
-/* harmony import */ var path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6__);
-/* harmony import */ var _build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_7__ = __nccwpck_require__(22771);
-var __webpack_async_dependencies__ = __webpack_handle_async_dependencies__([_build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_7__]);
-_build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_7__ = (__webpack_async_dependencies__.then ? (await __webpack_async_dependencies__)() : __webpack_async_dependencies__)[0];
-
+/* harmony import */ var _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__ = __nccwpck_require__(42186);
+/* harmony import */ var _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__);
+/* harmony import */ var _actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__ = __nccwpck_require__(79450);
+/* harmony import */ var _actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(_actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__);
+/* harmony import */ var _ssh__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__ = __nccwpck_require__(27149);
+/* harmony import */ var _command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__ = __nccwpck_require__(28121);
+/* harmony import */ var path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__ = __nccwpck_require__(71017);
+/* harmony import */ var path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5___default = /*#__PURE__*/__nccwpck_require__.n(path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__);
+/* harmony import */ var _build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6__ = __nccwpck_require__(22771);
+var __webpack_async_dependencies__ = __webpack_handle_async_dependencies__([_build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6__]);
+_build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6__ = (__webpack_async_dependencies__.then ? (await __webpack_async_dependencies__)() : __webpack_async_dependencies__)[0];
 
 
 
@@ -127703,18 +127700,18 @@ _build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_7__ = (__webpack_async_dependencie
 
 
 
-const artifact = new _actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__.DefaultArtifactClient();
+const artifact = new _actions_artifact__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.DefaultArtifactClient();
 const sourcesListName = "publish-crates-debian.list";
 const sourcesListDir = "/etc/apt/sources.list.d";
 function setup() {
-    const liveRun = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getBooleanInput("live-run", { required: true });
-    const version = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getInput("version", { required: true });
-    const sshHost = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getInput("ssh-host", { required: true });
-    const sshHostPath = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getInput("ssh-host-path", { required: true });
-    const sshPrivateKey = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getInput("ssh-private-key", { required: true });
-    const sshPassphrase = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getInput("ssh-passphrase", { required: true });
-    const installationTest = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getBooleanInput("installation-test", { required: true });
-    const repo = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.getInput("repo", { required: true });
+    const liveRun = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getBooleanInput("live-run", { required: true });
+    const version = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getInput("version", { required: true });
+    const sshHost = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getInput("ssh-host", { required: true });
+    const sshHostPath = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getInput("ssh-host-path", { required: true });
+    const sshPrivateKey = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getInput("ssh-private-key", { required: true });
+    const sshPassphrase = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getInput("ssh-passphrase", { required: true });
+    const installationTest = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getBooleanInput("installation-test", { required: true });
+    const repo = _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.getInput("repo", { required: true });
     return {
         liveRun,
         version,
@@ -127726,26 +127723,14 @@ function setup() {
         repo,
     };
 }
-function gzip(input) {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        zlib__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.gzip(input, { level: 9 }, (error, buffer) => {
-            if (!error) {
-                resolve(buffer);
-            }
-            else {
-                reject(error);
-            }
-        });
-    });
-}
 async function main(input) {
     try {
         const results = await artifact.listArtifacts({ latest: true });
         for (const result of results.artifacts) {
-            if (_build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_7__/* .artifactRegExp.test */ .cx.test(result.name)) {
+            if (_build_crates_debian__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6__/* .artifactRegExp.test */ .cx.test(result.name)) {
                 const { downloadPath } = await artifact.downloadArtifact(result.id);
-                const archive = path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6___default().join(downloadPath, result.name);
-                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`unzip ${archive} -d ${input.version}`);
+                const archive = path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5___default().join(downloadPath, result.name);
+                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`unzip ${archive} -d ${input.version}`);
             }
         }
         // repo is actually owner/repo so we have to split it here to get only the git repo name
@@ -127754,44 +127739,43 @@ async function main(input) {
         const packagesPath = `.Packages-${gitRepo}-${input.version}`;
         const allPackagesPath = "Packages";
         const allPackagesGzippedPath = "Packages.gz";
-        await _ssh__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__/* .withIdentity */ .Y(input.sshPrivateKey, input.sshPassphrase, env => {
-            (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`scp -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r ${debianRepo}/.Packages-* ./`, { check: false, env });
+        await _ssh__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__/* .withIdentity */ .Y(input.sshPrivateKey, input.sshPassphrase, env => {
+            (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`scp -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r ${debianRepo}/.Packages-* ./`, { check: false, env });
         });
-        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)("sudo apt-get update");
-        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)("sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev");
-        await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(packagesPath, (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion ${input.version}`));
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)("sudo apt-get update");
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)("sudo apt-get install -y dpkg-dev");
+        await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(packagesPath, (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion ${input.version}`));
         // NOTE: An unzipped package index is necessary for apt-get to recognize the
         // local repository created below
-        const packages = (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`cat .Packages-*`, { quiet: true });
-        await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(allPackagesPath, packages);
-        await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(allPackagesGzippedPath, await gzip(packages));
-        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)("ls -R");
-        _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.info(`Adding a local Debian repository at ${process.cwd()}`);
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`cat .Packages-* > ${allPackagesPath}`, { quiet: true });
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`gzip -k -9 ${allPackagesPath}`, { quiet: true });
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)("ls -R");
+        _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.info(`Adding a local Debian repository at ${process.cwd()}`);
         await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.writeFile(sourcesListName, `deb [trusted=yes] file:${process.cwd()} /`);
         // NOTE: We cannot write zenoh.list directly into /etc/apt/sources.list.d as
         // that requires sudo
-        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`sudo cp ${sourcesListName} ${sourcesListDir}`);
-        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`cat ${sourcesListDir}/${sourcesListName}`);
-        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)("sudo apt-get update");
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`sudo cp ${sourcesListName} ${sourcesListDir}`);
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`cat ${sourcesListDir}/${sourcesListName}`);
+        (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)("sudo apt-get update");
         if (input.installationTest) {
             const debs = new Set();
             for await (const dirent of await fs_promises__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_0__.opendir(input.version)) {
-                const debPath = path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_6___default().join(dirent.path, dirent.name);
-                const package_ = (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`dpkg-deb --field ${debPath} Package`).trim();
+                const debPath = path__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5___default().join(dirent.path, dirent.name);
+                const package_ = (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`dpkg-deb --field ${debPath} Package`).trim();
                 debs.add(package_);
             }
             debs.forEach(deb => {
-                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`sudo apt-get install -y ${deb}`);
+                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`sudo apt-get install -y ${deb}`);
             });
             debs.forEach(deb => {
-                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`sudo dpkg --purge --force-all ${deb}`);
+                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`sudo dpkg --purge --force-all ${deb}`);
             });
         }
         if (input.liveRun) {
-            await _ssh__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__/* .withIdentity */ .Y(input.sshPrivateKey, input.sshPassphrase, env => {
+            await _ssh__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__/* .withIdentity */ .Y(input.sshPrivateKey, input.sshPassphrase, env => {
                 const files = [allPackagesGzippedPath, packagesPath, input.version].join(" ");
-                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`ssh -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${input.sshHost} mkdir -p ${input.sshHostPath}`, { env });
-                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`scp -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r ${files} ${debianRepo}`, { env });
+                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`ssh -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${input.sshHost} mkdir -p ${input.sshHostPath}`, { env });
+                (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`scp -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r ${files} ${debianRepo}`, { env });
             });
         }
         cleanup();
@@ -127799,11 +127783,11 @@ async function main(input) {
     catch (error) {
         cleanup();
         if (error instanceof Error)
-            _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__.setFailed(error.message);
+            _actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1__.setFailed(error.message);
     }
 }
 function cleanup() {
-    (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_5__.sh)(`sudo rm ${sourcesListDir}/${sourcesListName}`, { check: false });
+    (0,_command__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_4__.sh)(`sudo rm ${sourcesListDir}/${sourcesListName}`, { check: false });
 }
 
 __webpack_async_result__();
diff --git a/src/publish-crates-debian.ts b/src/publish-crates-debian.ts
index 48f70e6..c1ecb8d 100644
--- a/src/publish-crates-debian.ts
+++ b/src/publish-crates-debian.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as fs from "fs/promises";
-import * as zlib from "zlib";
 
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import { DefaultArtifactClient } from "@actions/artifact";
@@ -48,18 +47,6 @@ export function setup(): Input {
   };
 }
 
-function gzip(input: string): Promise<Buffer> {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    zlib.gzip(input, { level: 9 }, (error, buffer) => {
-      if (!error) {
-        resolve(buffer);
-      } else {
-        reject(error);
-      }
-    });
-  });
-}
-
 export async function main(input: Input) {
   try {
     const results = await artifact.listArtifacts({ latest: true });
@@ -88,9 +75,8 @@ export async function main(input: Input) {
     await fs.writeFile(packagesPath, sh(`dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion ${input.version}`));
     // NOTE: An unzipped package index is necessary for apt-get to recognize the
     // local repository created below
-    const packages = sh(`cat .Packages-*`, { quiet: true });
-    await fs.writeFile(allPackagesPath, packages);
-    await fs.writeFile(allPackagesGzippedPath, await gzip(packages));
+    sh(`cat .Packages-* > ${allPackagesPath}`, { quiet: true });
+    sh(`gzip -k -9 ${allPackagesPath}`, { quiet: true });
 
     sh("ls -R");
     core.info(`Adding a local Debian repository at ${process.cwd()}`);