diff --git a/src/fetchers.rs b/src/fetchers.rs
index c2c4b052..afa06c9e 100644
--- a/src/fetchers.rs
+++ b/src/fetchers.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 pub use gh_release::*;
 pub use quickinstall::*;
 
-use crate::PkgMeta;
+use crate::{PkgFmt, PkgMeta};
 
 mod gh_release;
 mod quickinstall;
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ pub trait Fetcher {
 
     /// Check if a package is available for download
     async fn check(&self) -> Result<bool, anyhow::Error>;
+
+    /// Return the package format
+    fn pkg_fmt(&self) -> PkgFmt;
 }
 
 /// Data required to fetch a package
diff --git a/src/fetchers/gh_release.rs b/src/fetchers/gh_release.rs
index 386f0ab4..154a2450 100644
--- a/src/fetchers/gh_release.rs
+++ b/src/fetchers/gh_release.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ use reqwest::Method;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 use super::Data;
-use crate::{download, remote_exists, Template};
+use crate::{download, remote_exists, PkgFmt, Template};
 
 pub struct GhRelease {
     url: String,
+    pkg_fmt: PkgFmt,
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ impl super::Fetcher for GhRelease {
 
         Ok(Box::new(Self {
             url: ctx.render(&data.meta.pkg_url)?,
+            pkg_fmt: data.meta.pkg_fmt,
         }))
     }
 
@@ -38,6 +40,10 @@ impl super::Fetcher for GhRelease {
         info!("Downloading package from: '{}'", self.url);
         download(&self.url, dst).await
     }
+
+    fn pkg_fmt(&self) -> PkgFmt {
+        self.pkg_fmt
+    }
 }
 
 /// Template for constructing download paths
diff --git a/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs b/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs
index fed27fa3..6ab9a812 100644
--- a/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs
+++ b/src/fetchers/quickinstall.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use log::info;
 use reqwest::Method;
 
 use super::Data;
-use crate::{download, remote_exists};
+use crate::{download, remote_exists, PkgFmt};
 
 pub struct QuickInstall {
     url: String,
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@ impl super::Fetcher for QuickInstall {
         info!("Downloading package from: '{}'", self.url);
         download(&self.url, dst).await
     }
+
+    fn pkg_fmt(&self) -> PkgFmt {
+        PkgFmt::Tgz
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2eab84a0..c1f0de98 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
 
     // Extract files
     let bin_path = temp_dir.path().join(format!("bin-{}", opts.name));
-    extract(&pkg_path, meta.pkg_fmt, &bin_path)?;
+    extract(&pkg_path, fetcher.pkg_fmt(), &bin_path)?;
 
     // Bypass cleanup if disabled
     if opts.no_cleanup {