diff --git a/cmd/dist/main.go b/cmd/dist/main.go
index 5b4594d4..c71dd806 100644
--- a/cmd/dist/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dist/main.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func main() {
 	}()
 
 	h := sha512.New()
-	gw := gzip.NewWriter(io.MultiWriter(f, h))
+	gw, _ := gzip.NewWriterLevel(io.MultiWriter(f, h), gzip.BestCompression)
 	tw := tar.NewWriter(gw)
 
 	mustWriteHeader := func(name string, size int64, mode os.FileMode) {