diff --git a/src/python_redlines/engines.py b/src/python_redlines/engines.py
index 34dd4dc..054e7e4 100644
--- a/src/python_redlines/engines.py
+++ b/src/python_redlines/engines.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import zipfile
+import tarfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Union, Tuple, Optional
 
@@ -28,25 +29,24 @@ def _unzip_binary(self):
         arch = 'x64'  # Assuming x64 architecture
 
         if os_name == 'linux':
-            zip_name = f"linux-{arch}-{__version__}.zip"
-            binary_name = 'linux-64/redlines'
+            zip_name = f"linux-{arch}-{__version__}.tar.gz"
+            binary_name = 'linux-x64/redlines'
+            zip_path = os.path.join(binaries_path, zip_name)
+            if not os.path.exists(zip_path):
+                with tarfile.open(zip_path, 'r:gz') as tar_ref:
+                    tar_ref.extractall(target_path)
 
         elif os_name == 'windows':
             zip_name = f"win-{arch}-{__version__}.zip"
             binary_name = 'win-x64/redlines.exe'
+            zip_path = os.path.join(binaries_path, zip_name)
+            if not os.path.exists(zip_path):
+                with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as zip_ref:
+                    zip_ref.extractall(target_path)
 
         else:
             raise EnvironmentError("Unsupported OS")
 
-        full_binary_path = os.path.join(target_path, binary_name)
-
-        if not os.path.exists(full_binary_path):
-
-            zip_path = os.path.join(binaries_path, zip_name)
-
-            with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'r') as zip_ref:
-                zip_ref.extractall(target_path)
-
         return os.path.join(target_path, binary_name)
 
     def run_redline(self, author_tag: str, original: Union[bytes, Path], modified: Union[bytes, Path]) \