diff --git a/.github/workflows/appimage.yml b/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
index 80aa111cf..1c42fcb74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           cp LICENSE.txt target
           cp target/cryptomator-*.jar target/mods
       - name: Run jlink
+        #Remark: no compression is applied for improved build compression later (here appimage)
         run: >
           ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/jlink
           --verbose
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           --no-header-files
           --no-man-pages
           --strip-debug
+          --compress zip-0
       - name: Prepare additional launcher
         run: envsubst '${SEMVER_STR} ${REVISION_NUM}' < dist/linux/launcher-gtk2.properties > launcher-gtk2.properties
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac-dmg.yml b/.github/workflows/mac-dmg.yml
index f96ded641..f0cd01e44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac-dmg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac-dmg.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           cp LICENSE.txt target
           cp target/cryptomator-*.jar target/mods
       - name: Run jlink
+        #Remark: no compression is applied for improved build compression later (here dmg)
         run: >
           ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/jlink
           --verbose
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           --no-header-files
           --no-man-pages
           --strip-debug
+          --compress zip-0
       - name: Run jpackage
         run: >
           ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/jpackage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/win-exe.yml b/.github/workflows/win-exe.yml
index 79be3fd6e..5044d2d35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/win-exe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/win-exe.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           cp LICENSE.txt target
           cp target/cryptomator-*.jar target/mods
       - name: Run jlink
+        #Remark: no compression is applied for improved build compression later (here msi)
         run: >
           ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/jlink
           --verbose
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           --no-header-files
           --no-man-pages
           --strip-debug
+          --compress zip-0
       - name: Change win-console flag if debug is active
         if: ${{ inputs.isDebug }}
         run: echo "WIN_CONSOLE_FLAG=--win-console" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
index 9b056afa5..0126681f8 100755
--- a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
+++ b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/jlink \
     --strip-native-commands \
     --no-header-files \
     --no-man-pages \
-    --strip-debug
+    --strip-debug \
+    --compress zip-0
 
 # create app dir
 envsubst '${SEMVER_STR} ${REVISION_NUM}' < ../launcher-gtk2.properties > launcher-gtk2.properties
diff --git a/dist/linux/debian/rules b/dist/linux/debian/rules
index 2de33e34b..e7d86ef44 100755
--- a/dist/linux/debian/rules
+++ b/dist/linux/debian/rules
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	mkdir resources
 	ln -s ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator512.png resources/cryptomator.png
+# Remark: no compression is applied for improved build compression later (here deb)
 	$(JAVA_HOME)/bin/jlink \
 		--output runtime \
 		--module-path "${JMODS_PATH}" \
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 		--strip-native-commands \
 		--no-header-files \
 		--no-man-pages \
-		--strip-debug
+		--strip-debug \
+		--compress zip-0
 	$(JAVA_HOME)/bin/jpackage \
 		--type app-image \
 		--runtime-image runtime \
diff --git a/dist/mac/dmg/build.sh b/dist/mac/dmg/build.sh
index b2c8d55e3..d55889651 100755
--- a/dist/mac/dmg/build.sh
+++ b/dist/mac/dmg/build.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/jlink \
     --no-header-files \
     --no-man-pages \
     --strip-debug \
-    --compress=1
+    --compress zip-0
 
 # create app dir
 ${JAVA_HOME}/bin/jpackage \
diff --git a/dist/win/build.ps1 b/dist/win/build.ps1
index d05463e65..21e3c3506 100644
--- a/dist/win/build.ps1
+++ b/dist/win/build.ps1
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Expand-Archive -Path $jfxJmodsZip -Force -DestinationPath ".\resources\"
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Path ".\resources\javafx-jmods"
 Move-Item -Force -Path ".\resources\javafx-jmods-*" -Destination ".\resources\javafx-jmods" -ErrorAction Stop
 
-
+## create custom runtime
 & "$Env:JAVA_HOME\bin\jlink" `
 	--verbose `
 	--output runtime `
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ Move-Item -Force -Path ".\resources\javafx-jmods-*" -Destination ".\resources\ja
 	--strip-native-commands `
 	--no-header-files `
 	--no-man-pages `
-	--strip-debug
+	--strip-debug `
+	--compress "zip-0" #do not compress to have improved msi compression
 
 $appPath = ".\$AppName"
 if ($clean -and (Test-Path -Path $appPath)) {