diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4998e6028481..feb745cd5e26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project
         run: |
           cd ..
-          tar --exclude='.htaccess' -zcvf -C invoiceninja invoiceninja.tar invoiceninja/
+          tar --exclude='.htaccess' -zcvf invoiceninja.tar invoiceninja/
       - name: Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')