diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
index eb6a6bbb5..d8d21c826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tag.yml
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Tarball
         run: |
+          rm -rf zig-out/dist
           nix develop -c zig build distcheck
           cp zig-out/dist/ghostty-${GHOSTTY_VERSION}.tar.gz .
+          cp zig-out/dist/ghostty-${GHOSTTY_VERSION}.tar.gz ghostty-source.tar.gz
 
       - name: Sign Tarball
         run: |