diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 2146c97..a661497 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build release binaries
         run: make build
 
+      - name: Install UPX
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          SUDO=""
+          [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ] && SUDO=sudo
+          $SUDO apt-get update
+          $SUDO apt-get install -y upx-ucl
+
       - name: Compress Linux binaries
         run: upx --best --lzma dist/*-linux-*