diff --git a/.github/workflows/carbonix_build.yml b/.github/workflows/carbonix_build.yml
index 417b351b5e..ebaa3cea7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/carbonix_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/carbonix_build.yml
@@ -518,17 +518,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: List downloaded files
         run: ls -R aircraft_zip/
+      
+      - name: Install p7zip
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y p7zip-full
 
-      - name: Zip the folder
+      - name: 7zip the folder
         run: |
           cd aircraft_zip
-          zip -r ../${{ env.folder_name }}.zip .
+          7z a ../${{ env.folder_name }}.7z .
 
-      - name: Upload zipped folder to artifacts
+      - name: Upload 7z folder to artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.folder_name }}
-          path: ${{ env.folder_name }}.zip
+          path: ${{ env.folder_name }}.7z
           retention-days: 15
       
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
@@ -538,10 +541,10 @@ jobs:
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           aws-region: us-east-1
       
-      - name: Upload zipped folder to S3
+      - name: Upload 7z folder to S3
         run: |
           PATH_TO_S3=${{ needs.setup-s3-path.outputs.s3_path }}
           # Remove trailing slash if it exists
           PATH_TO_S3=${PATH_TO_S3%/}
           echo "Uploading to: $PATH_TO_S3"
-          aws s3 cp ${{ env.folder_name }}.zip $PATH_TO_S3/${{ env.folder_name }}.zip
+          aws s3 cp ${{ env.folder_name }}.7z $PATH_TO_S3/${{ env.folder_name }}.7z