diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_with_jars.yml b/.github/workflows/release_with_jars.yml
index fc5237d3ce..c0c6093e59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_with_jars.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_with_jars.yml
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'maven'
       - name: Build java 21 version with Maven
         run: mvn -B package --file pomJava21.xml
+      - name: Rename files
+        run: cd target && find . -type f -name "neqsim-*.jar" -exec sh -c 'mv -f $0 ${0%.jar}-Java21.jar.' {} \;
       - name: Copy jar file to staging
-        run: mkdir staging && cp target/neqsim*Java21.jar staging
+        run: cd .. && mkdir staging && cp target/neqsim*Java21.jar staging
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: jarfiles