diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 458c761..7889d86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -107,14 +107,15 @@ jobs:
           DEST_DIR="$BUILD_ROOT/$SLUG"
           mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR"
 
-          rsync -a ./ "$DEST_DIR" \
-            --exclude '.git/' \
-            --exclude '.github/' \
-            --exclude 'docker/' \
-            --exclude 'docs/' \
-            --exclude 'dist/' \
-            --exclude 'docker-compose.yml' \
-            --exclude 'PLAN.md'
+          tar -cf - \
+            --exclude='.git' \
+            --exclude='.github' \
+            --exclude='docker' \
+            --exclude='docs' \
+            --exclude='dist' \
+            --exclude='docker-compose.yml' \
+            --exclude='PLAN.md' \
+            . | tar -xf - -C "$DEST_DIR"
 
           mkdir -p dist
           ZIP_PATH="dist/${SLUG}-${VERSION}.zip"