diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d1d134a5f7..13cde4ce35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -116,16 +116,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           command: wix
           args: --no-build --nocapture --output target\wix\nushell-windows.msi
+      - name: Create zip of binaries
+        run: powershell Compress-Archive nu*.exe nushell-windows.zip
+        working-directory: .\output
       - name: Upload installer
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: windows-installer
           path: target\wix\nushell-windows.msi
-      - name: Upload artifact
+      - name: Upload zip
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: windows
-          path: output\*
+          path: output\nushell-windows.zip
 
   release:
     name: Publish Release
@@ -235,8 +238,8 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./release/nushell-windows.msi
-          asset_name: nushell-${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}-windows-x86_64.msi
+          asset_path: .\target\wix\nushell-windows.msi
+          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.msi
           asset_content_type: applictaion/x-msi
       - name: Upload Windows zip
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
@@ -244,6 +247,6 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
           upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./release/nushell-windows.zip
-          asset_name: nushell-${{ steps.release_info.outputs.version }}-windows.zip
+          asset_path: .\output\nushell-windows.zip
+          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.zip
           asset_content_type: application/zip