diff --git a/__tests__/util.test.ts b/__tests__/util.test.ts
index c3966ed61..9f7ffdf20 100644
--- a/__tests__/util.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/util.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   parseInputFiles,
   unmatchedPatterns,
   uploadUrl,
+  alignAssetName,
 } from "../src/util";
 import * as assert from "assert";
 
@@ -368,4 +369,20 @@ describe("util", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe("replaceSpacesWithDots", () => {
+    it("replaces all spaces with dots", () => {
+      expect(alignAssetName("John Doe.bla")).toBe("John.Doe.bla");
+    });
+
+    it("handles names with multiple spaces", () => {
+      expect(alignAssetName("John William Doe.bla")).toBe(
+        "John.William.Doe.bla",
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("returns the same string if there are no spaces", () => {
+      expect(alignAssetName("JohnDoe")).toBe("JohnDoe");
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/github.ts b/src/github.ts
index 3a71f904a..24b0f8671 100644
--- a/src/github.ts
+++ b/src/github.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { GitHub } from "@actions/github/lib/utils";
-import { Config, isTag, releaseBody } from "./util";
+import { Config, isTag, releaseBody, alignAssetName } from "./util";
 import { statSync, readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { getType } from "mime";
 import { basename } from "path";
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const upload = async (
     // note: GitHub renames asset filenames that have special characters, non-alphanumeric characters, and leading or trailing periods. The "List release assets" endpoint lists the renamed filenames.
     // due to this renaming we need to be mindful when we compare the file name we're uploading with a name github may already have rewritten for logical comparison
     // see https://docs.github.com/en/rest/releases/assets?apiVersion=2022-11-28#upload-a-release-asset
-    ({ name: currentName }) => currentName == name.replace(" ", "."),
+    ({ name: currentName }) => currentName == alignAssetName(name),
   );
   if (currentAsset) {
     console.log(`♻️ Deleting previously uploaded asset ${name}...`);
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 6ca51bfde..b2018286a 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -105,3 +105,7 @@ export const unmatchedPatterns = (patterns: string[]): string[] => {
 export const isTag = (ref: string): boolean => {
   return ref.startsWith("refs/tags/");
 };
+
+export const alignAssetName = (assetName: string): string => {
+  return assetName.replace(/ /g, ".");
+};