diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 741f61433..a46489436 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [sdist]
-formats=xztar
+formats=gztar, xztar
 
 [build_docs]
 source-dir = docs/source