diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ed4569a..f063e78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -64,11 +64,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/bin/bazel" build //...
 
+      - name: Prepare the dist folder
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/"
+          cp "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/bazel-bin/services/a/service-a" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/"
+          cp "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/bazel-bin/services/b/service-b" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/"
+          ls "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/"
+
       - name: Compress
         run: |
-          tar czvf ${{matrix.name}}.tar.gz \
-            --directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/bazel-bin/services/a" service-a \
-            --directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/bazel-bin/services/b" service-b
+          tar czvf ${{matrix.name}}.tar.gz --directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/" \
+            service-a \
+            service-b
 
       - name: Upload the build as an artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3