diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7af38b8..5de49257 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## v1.1.0 'Brass Pigeon' - [2025-07-11]
+## v1.1.0 'Brass Pigeon' - [2025-07-21]
 
 ### `Added`
 
diff --git a/modules/local/collect_reads/main.nf b/modules/local/collect_reads/main.nf
index ee38cb3b..4dbdc87a 100644
--- a/modules/local/collect_reads/main.nf
+++ b/modules/local/collect_reads/main.nf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ process COLLECT_READS {
     def prefix = task.ext.prefix ?: "${meta.id}"
 
     """
-    zcat ${reads} | gzip > ${prefix}_all_reads.fq.gz
+    cat ${reads} > ${prefix}_all_reads.fq.gz
     cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml
     "${task.process}":
         gzip: \$(echo \$(gzip --version | head -n1 | sed 's/gzip //'))
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ process COLLECT_READS {
     stub:
     def prefix = task.ext.prefix ?: "${meta.id}"
     """
-    touch ${prefix}_all_reads.fq.gz
+    touch ${prefix}_all_reads.fq; gzip ${prefix}_all_reads.fq
     cat <<-END_VERSIONS > versions.yml
     "${task.process}":
         gzip: \$(echo \$(gzip --version | head -n1 | sed 's/gzip //'))