diff --git a/core/gzip/build b/core/gzip/build
deleted file mode 100755
index e0219aa3..00000000
--- a/core/gzip/build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-make CC="${CC:-cc} -static"
-
-mkdir -p \
-    "$1/usr/bin" \
-    "$1/usr/share/man/man1"
-
-cp -f pigz unpigz "$1/usr/bin"
-cp -f pigz.1 "$1/usr/share/man/man1"
-
-ln -sf pigz   "$1/usr/bin/gzip"
-ln -sf pigz   "$1/usr/bin/zcat"
-ln -sf unpigz "$1/usr/bin/gunzip"
-ln -sf pigz.1 "$1/usr/share/man/man1/gzip.1"
diff --git a/core/gzip/build b/core/gzip/build
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..29a0f496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/gzip/build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../pigz/build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/gzip/checksums b/core/gzip/checksums
deleted file mode 100644
index 60713b92..00000000
--- a/core/gzip/checksums
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2eed7b0d7449d1d70903f2a62cd6005d262eb3a8c9e98687bc8cbb5809db2a7d
diff --git a/core/gzip/checksums b/core/gzip/checksums
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..9d348313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/gzip/checksums
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../pigz/checksums
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/gzip/post-install b/core/gzip/post-install
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..33eca7d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/gzip/post-install
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+NOTE: The gzip package will be removed 22/07/2021
+      and replaced with pigz. Run the following
+      to transition before the deadline.
+
+      kiss b pigz
+      kiss i pigz
+      kiss a | grep ^pigz | kiss a -
+      kiss r gzip
+
diff --git a/core/gzip/version b/core/gzip/version
index ae65f8fe..82096ecf 100644
--- a/core/gzip/version
+++ b/core/gzip/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.10 2.6
+1.10 1