diff --git a/dist/post_run/index.js b/dist/post_run/index.js
index b3f81b6..5cf3b28 100644
--- a/dist/post_run/index.js
+++ b/dist/post_run/index.js
@@ -583,12 +583,13 @@ function unlinkFile(filePath) {
     });
 }
 exports.unlinkFile = unlinkFile;
-function getVersion(app) {
+function getVersion(app, additionalArgs = []) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        core.debug(`Checking ${app} --version`);
         let versionOutput = '';
+        additionalArgs.push('--version');
+        core.debug(`Checking ${app} ${additionalArgs.join(' ')}`);
         try {
-            yield exec.exec(`${app} --version`, [], {
+            yield exec.exec(`${app}`, additionalArgs, {
                 ignoreReturnCode: true,
                 silent: true,
                 listeners: {
@@ -608,19 +609,14 @@ function getVersion(app) {
 // Use zstandard if possible to maximize cache performance
 function getCompressionMethod() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const versionOutput = yield getVersion('zstd');
+        const versionOutput = yield getVersion('zstd', ['--quiet']);
         const version = semver.clean(versionOutput);
-        if (!versionOutput.toLowerCase().includes('zstd command line interface')) {
-            // zstd is not installed
+        core.debug(`zstd version: ${version}`);
+        if (versionOutput === '') {
             return constants_1.CompressionMethod.Gzip;
         }
-        else if (!version || semver.lt(version, 'v1.3.2')) {
-            // zstd is installed but using a version earlier than v1.3.2
-            // v1.3.2 is required to use the `--long` options in zstd
-            return constants_1.CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong;
-        }
         else {
-            return constants_1.CompressionMethod.Zstd;
+            return constants_1.CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong;
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/dist/run/index.js b/dist/run/index.js
index b7a245f..c3f7493 100644
--- a/dist/run/index.js
+++ b/dist/run/index.js
@@ -583,12 +583,13 @@ function unlinkFile(filePath) {
     });
 }
 exports.unlinkFile = unlinkFile;
-function getVersion(app) {
+function getVersion(app, additionalArgs = []) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        core.debug(`Checking ${app} --version`);
         let versionOutput = '';
+        additionalArgs.push('--version');
+        core.debug(`Checking ${app} ${additionalArgs.join(' ')}`);
         try {
-            yield exec.exec(`${app} --version`, [], {
+            yield exec.exec(`${app}`, additionalArgs, {
                 ignoreReturnCode: true,
                 silent: true,
                 listeners: {
@@ -608,19 +609,14 @@ function getVersion(app) {
 // Use zstandard if possible to maximize cache performance
 function getCompressionMethod() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const versionOutput = yield getVersion('zstd');
+        const versionOutput = yield getVersion('zstd', ['--quiet']);
         const version = semver.clean(versionOutput);
-        if (!versionOutput.toLowerCase().includes('zstd command line interface')) {
-            // zstd is not installed
+        core.debug(`zstd version: ${version}`);
+        if (versionOutput === '') {
             return constants_1.CompressionMethod.Gzip;
         }
-        else if (!version || semver.lt(version, 'v1.3.2')) {
-            // zstd is installed but using a version earlier than v1.3.2
-            // v1.3.2 is required to use the `--long` options in zstd
-            return constants_1.CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong;
-        }
         else {
-            return constants_1.CompressionMethod.Zstd;
+            return constants_1.CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong;
         }
     });
 }