diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.5.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.7.yml
similarity index 56%
rename from .ci/jobs/elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.5.yml
rename to .ci/jobs/elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.7.yml
index df3e581..0424f65 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.5.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.7.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 - job:
-    name: elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.5
-    display-name: 'elastic / enterprise-search-php # 8.5'
-    description: Testing the enterprise-search-php 8.5 branch.
+    name: elastic+enterprise-search-php+8.7
+    display-name: 'elastic / enterprise-search-php # 8.7'
+    description: Testing the enterprise-search-php 8.7 branch.
     parameters:
     - string:
         name: branch_specifier
-        default: refs/heads/8.5
+        default: refs/heads/8.7
         description: the Git branch specifier to build (<branchName>, <tagName>,
           <commitId>, etc.)
     triggers:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2bab9f..3be1ea3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 8.7.1 (2023-06-01)
+
+- Removes Accept-Encoding (gzip) header when using Symfony HTTP client
+
 ## 8.7.0 (2023-04-04)
 
 Release compatible with Enterprise Search, App Search and Workplace Search 8.7.
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e3f9b4f..5cbb24e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.5",
         "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.0",
-        "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.8"
+        "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.8",
+        "symfony/http-client": "^6.0"
     },
     "suggest": {
         "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "We suggest to use Guzzle as PSR-18 HTTP library"
diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 98b23da..9f6bb7f 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 class Client
 {
-    const VERSION = '8.6.0';
+    const VERSION = '8.7.0';
 
     private array $config = [];
 
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ private function initTransport(Transport $transport, array $config): void
         if (!isset($config['meta-header']) || $config['meta-header']) {
             $transport->setElasticMetaHeader('ent', self::VERSION);
         }
-        $transport->setHeader('Accept-Encoding', 'gzip');
+        if (!$this->isSymfonyHttpClient($transport)) {
+            $transport->setHeader('Accept-Encoding', 'gzip');
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -185,4 +187,15 @@ private function setAuthentication(Transport $transport, array $config, string $
             'You need to use an authentication method: username and password, token or apiKey'
         );
     }
+
+    private function isSymfonyHttpClient(Transport $transport): bool
+    {
+        if (false !== strpos(get_class($transport->getClient()), 'Symfony\Component\HttpClient')) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (false !== strpos(get_class($transport->getAsyncClient()), 'Symfony\Component\HttpClient')) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
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