diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml
index e6159d1bcf..5bb7168e08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -a
           source projects/optic/.env.production
-          task pkg:build -- --no-bytecode --public --public-packages "*"
+          task pkg:build -- --no-bytecode --public --public-packages "*" --compress gzip
           task pkg:archive pkg:upload
diff --git a/projects/optic/package.json b/projects/optic/package.json
index b49ea373b5..9c2a5ad052 100644
--- a/projects/optic/package.json
+++ b/projects/optic/package.json
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
       "build/commands/ruleset/upload.js"
     ],
     "assets": [
-      "../../node_modules/open/xdg-open",
       "ci/configs/*"
     ],
     "targets": [