diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f61484d..f615008 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -73,18 +73,26 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get install gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf
       - run: cargo build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --release
       - run: npm ci
-      - name: vsce package (unix)
+      - name: vsce package
+        # use bash on windows
+        shell: bash
         if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: |
+          ref=${GITHUB_REF:-snapshot}
+          ver=${ref/refs\/tags\//}
+          archive="typos-lsp-$ver-${{ matrix.target }}"
+
           mkdir -p bundled dist
-          cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/typos-lsp bundled/
+          cp target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/typos-lsp* bundled/
           npx vsce package -o dist/ --target ${{ matrix.code-target }}
-      - name: vsce package (windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          mkdir bundled,dist
-          copy target\${{ matrix.target }}\release\typos-lsp.exe bundled\
-          npx vsce package -o dist\ --target ${{ matrix.code-target }}
+
+          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
+            7a "dist/${archive}.zip" bundled/*
+          else
+            tar czf "dist/${archive}.tar.gz" -C bundled .
+          fi
+
+          ls -al dist/*
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -111,10 +119,10 @@ jobs:
         run: npx vsce publish --packagePath $(npx glob dist/**/*.vsix)
         env:
           VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
-      - name: Upload to GH release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          files: dist/**/*.vsix
+      # - name: Upload to GH release
+      #   uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     files: dist/**/*.vsix
       - name: Setup tmate session
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        #if: ${{ failure() }}
         uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3