diff --git a/typescript.build.gradle b/typescript.build.gradle
index 515104e..156d2f7 100644
--- a/typescript.build.gradle
+++ b/typescript.build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ task typescript(group: 'typescript', type: Exec) {
 
 typescript.dependsOn typescriptInstall
 
-task typescriptAPI(group: 'typescript', type: Tar) {
+task typescriptAPI(group: 'typescript', type: Jar) {
     into('types') {
         from new File(typescriptRootFile as File, 'src/types')
     }
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ task typescriptAPI(group: 'typescript', type: Tar) {
     }
 
     classifier 'api'
-
-    compression Compression.GZIP
-
-    extension 'tar.gz'
 }
 
 typescriptAPI.dependsOn typescript