diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3c4e61c4..bd8966ed 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ task processSource(type: Sync) {
 }
 
 task update {
-  def rsyncArgs = ['-a', '--info=progress2', '--exclude', 'backups']
+  def rsyncArgs = ['--archive', '--exclude', 'backups']
 
   def confirm = {
     ant.input(message: 'Update this installation?', validargs: 'y,n', addproperty: 'continue')