diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1aca677ed..08c36620e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir raytracer-bin
           cp raytracer raytracer-bin/raytracer
           cp -r plugins raytracer-bin/
-          tar -czf raytracer.tar.gz raytracer-bin -I 'gzip -9'
+          tar -czf - raytracer-bin | gzip -9 > raytracer.tar.gz
 
       - name: Upload to release (binary)
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir raytracer-examples
           cp scenes/**/*.yaax scenes/*.yaax raytracer-examples/
           find raytracer-examples -name '*.yaax' -type f -print -exec ./raytracer --scene-path {} --output-path {} \;
-          tar -czf raytracer-examples.tar.gz raytracer-examples -I 'gzip -9'
+          tar -czf - raytracer-examples | gzip -9 > raytracer-examples.tar.gz
 
       - name: Upload to release (examples)
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2