diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index e382cd55d6..d0d3a6bcc6 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ IMAGE_NAME="$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION"
       mkdir -p $RELEASE_DIR/Storage
 
     # remove an previous created release tarball
-      rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR/System.tar.gz
-      rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR/Storage.tar.gz
+      rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR/System.tar.xz
+      rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR/Storage.tar.xz
 
     # create filesystem tarballs
-      tar czf $RELEASE_DIR/System.tar.gz -C $RELEASE_DIR/System/ .
-      tar czf $RELEASE_DIR/Storage.tar.gz -C $RELEASE_DIR/Storage/ .
+      tar cJf $RELEASE_DIR/System.tar.xz -C $RELEASE_DIR/System/ .
+      tar cJf $RELEASE_DIR/Storage.tar.xz -C $RELEASE_DIR/Storage/ .
 
     # remove an filesystem dirs
       rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR/System
@@ -352,4 +352,3 @@ IMAGE_NAME="$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION"
     # cleanup release dir
       rm -rf $RELEASE_DIR
   fi
-