diff --git a/gui-apps/wf-config/Manifest b/gui-apps/wf-config/Manifest
index 8748e6d128..d96518e9b6 100644
--- a/gui-apps/wf-config/Manifest
+++ b/gui-apps/wf-config/Manifest
@@ -1 +1 @@
-DIST wf-config-0.4.0.tar.gz 78813 BLAKE2B 54e05519fa55b9ef9a7ccc49e954a9cb223c279854bb650f2a79149f7d27a784562e78682c15a7e03e040a17efd441d6b26bfccb67a6c7bbc979bc00a02d26c1 SHA512 6f2540ae84c62ed18e0a0e5d7e3c2732b0d07642dab9f333ade812afbe4301507309575c7d36e23d61233d8b83448ed9f525abb11c519b21445b3a051ab6980a
+DIST wf-config-0.4.0.tar.xz 64108 BLAKE2B 83999dd246e6b7a6c54bbbcdf7abf08767b31bd29e75cd41d9844c4b98c66fbe787b7d87ec433e2c5e860e476f4f621116aac16c7f3f56903ee1689c5d1bc6c9 SHA512 30358ada695012b9f4be835f2b2d032e0d8d52c3e9d49d39ae975c74bc0cac188341e507124a088d8cdb3d62c77645a7d435262d15a6cc604b4738861362a299
diff --git a/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-0.4.0.ebuild b/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-0.4.0.ebuild
index 01280236e2..23122a7d06 100644
--- a/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-0.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-0.4.0.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}.git"
 	KEYWORDS=""
 else
-	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
 fi
 
diff --git a/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-9999.ebuild b/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-9999.ebuild
index 01280236e2..23122a7d06 100644
--- a/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/wf-config/wf-config-9999.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}.git"
 	KEYWORDS=""
 else
-	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
 fi
 
diff --git a/gui-apps/wf-shell/Manifest b/gui-apps/wf-shell/Manifest
index 4e4d6ade2f..e210eeae0b 100644
--- a/gui-apps/wf-shell/Manifest
+++ b/gui-apps/wf-shell/Manifest
@@ -1 +1 @@
-DIST wf-shell-0.4.0.tar.gz 8948473 BLAKE2B 3ac0d6a31ea830bcc69f930c2c49fdb54f5dc167b9913866d99414e0de411bee294e86c3beece215406c95986cb0e5a9c2e4861b8caa0c11b07fdea227596d56 SHA512 76753287f81ea67a9c8983ac25c2e5e2b8fe836549e98496c4cbd41b67e712284bb5018a7a566b81ec52578074f56c73d3f98c2c89419feb5aafdb4da1be6cd6
+DIST wf-shell-0.4.0.tar.xz 8996656 BLAKE2B 609668bcf00fcc7a0b8142d84a7101f07578c2d6a88616da286a615076372e5a356387cf5e3fdee9b4aba6f027d8d081a5cce32f7f00682a756d4ee9bc46916d SHA512 1b293ce3fc2b12acbadb75e0de28217ed24f733e26d7ad12ada9a5f0673df911e75eea5af6841c466f031151f881a8e36dda229ea4dc2f91825e2e6df42d4903
diff --git a/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-0.4.0.ebuild b/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-0.4.0.ebuild
index 4472927ba1..bee0ee0f75 100644
--- a/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-0.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-0.4.0.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}.git"
 	KEYWORDS=""
 else
-	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
 fi
 
diff --git a/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-9999.ebuild b/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-9999.ebuild
index 4472927ba1..bee0ee0f75 100644
--- a/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/wf-shell/wf-shell-9999.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}.git"
 	KEYWORDS=""
 else
-	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
 fi
 
diff --git a/gui-wm/wayfire/Manifest b/gui-wm/wayfire/Manifest
index ab0b93be27..f03e463761 100644
--- a/gui-wm/wayfire/Manifest
+++ b/gui-wm/wayfire/Manifest
@@ -1 +1 @@
-DIST wayfire-0.4.0.tar.gz 265360 BLAKE2B 649502f761db8eb861388f530bb96dd78bb10b4a3f9216a0b80b6ef59a8f2e85879f184592eaed70f3a3a3fba8c6ac966949aea9c04661511055e2d8c8c9c251 SHA512 726de2744d1c8f9dd8bba564a4fe93565db54a892fd03c278f53f94bb7824925ede986428b03316cbb556089781b35c928a442963bcbb85858efb247da4a36da
+DIST wayfire-0.4.0.tar.xz 588904 BLAKE2B b720297b3ffb868761ea61615b4d0fefc2687f8a2060208f8cc002ff7adaf7622da906ad98e25664c3e72c04de2fb74741d0a417cce4826483407bdf10d63b43 SHA512 e96cdb90ce36c005476e08608683983aa167e58aea80fcfd3b24ab0836ec4aa50fb5a7eeb0872a1b1014e3073ed826e1c83d3146b39d3cdb2a8b3a0895155649
diff --git a/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-0.4.0.ebuild b/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-0.4.0.ebuild
index d38498a6d7..21f3f20ddf 100644
--- a/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-0.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-0.4.0.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}.git"
 	KEYWORDS=""
 else
-	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
 fi
 
diff --git a/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-9999.ebuild b/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-9999.ebuild
index d38498a6d7..21f3f20ddf 100644
--- a/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-wm/wayfire/wayfire-9999.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}.git"
 	KEYWORDS=""
 else
-	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/WayfireWM/${PN}/releases/download/${PV}/${P}.tar.xz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
 fi