diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6c456b1f4a..4f0b9d7d62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract dependencies
         run: |
+          echo "GITHUB_WORKSPACE: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
           for dep in ~/external_deps/*.tar.gz; \
           do \
             tar xzvf $dep -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/; \
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Assemble Tarball
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/bmad_dist;
-          tar -cjf ~/bmad_dist/bmad_dist.tar.gz -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE .
+          mkdir ~/bmad_dist_${{ steps.release_name.outputs.version }};
+          cp -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE  ~/bmad_dist_${{ steps.release_name.outputs.version }}/;
+          tar -czf ~/bmad_dist/bmad_dist.tar.gz -C ~/ bmad_dist_${{ steps.release_name.outputs.version }}
 
 
       - name: Create Release - ${{ steps.release_name.outputs.version }}
@@ -106,4 +109,4 @@ jobs:
           message_format: ':tada: *{workflow}* produced a new release of Bmad (${{ steps.release_name.outputs.version }}). Check it out at <${{ steps.create_release.outputs.html_url }}|{repo}>.'
           footer: ''
         env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
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+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}