diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-cuda.yml b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-cuda.yml
index 87ab7f9e..a5759112 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-cuda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-cuda.yml
@@ -150,15 +150,16 @@ jobs:
             # 5. Clean up
             rm -rf .git cmd* update_wizard* Colab-TextGen-GPU.ipynb docker setup.cfg .github .gitignore requirements/ one_click.py
 
-            # 6. Create ZIP file
+            # 6. Create archive
             cd ..
-            ZIP_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-cuda${CUDA_VERSION}.zip"
-            echo "Creating archive: $ZIP_NAME"
-
             if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
-                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ZIP_NAME"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-cuda${CUDA_VERSION}.zip"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ARCHIVE_NAME"
             else
-                zip -r "$ZIP_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-cuda${CUDA_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                tar czf "$ARCHIVE_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
             fi
 
       - name: Upload files to a GitHub release
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: ../textgen-portable-*.zip
+          file: ../textgen-portable-*
           tag: ${{ inputs.version }}
           file_glob: true
           make_latest: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-rocm.yml b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-rocm.yml
index 5b43b2d3..6f9ea4ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-rocm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-rocm.yml
@@ -145,15 +145,16 @@ jobs:
             # 5. Clean up
             rm -rf .git cmd* update_wizard* Colab-TextGen-GPU.ipynb docker setup.cfg .github .gitignore requirements/ one_click.py
 
-            # 6. Create ZIP file
+            # 6. Create archive
             cd ..
-            ZIP_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-rocm.zip"
-            echo "Creating archive: $ZIP_NAME"
-
             if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
-                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ZIP_NAME"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-rocm.zip"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ARCHIVE_NAME"
             else
-                zip -r "$ZIP_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-rocm.tar.gz"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                tar czf "$ARCHIVE_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
             fi
 
       - name: Upload files to a GitHub release
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: ../textgen-portable-*.zip
+          file: ../textgen-portable-*
           tag: ${{ inputs.version }}
           file_glob: true
           make_latest: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-vulkan.yml b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-vulkan.yml
index e8b75b5b..b98b2e5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-vulkan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release-vulkan.yml
@@ -145,15 +145,16 @@ jobs:
             # 5. Clean up
             rm -rf .git cmd* update_wizard* Colab-TextGen-GPU.ipynb docker setup.cfg .github .gitignore requirements/ one_click.py
 
-            # 6. Create ZIP file
+            # 6. Create archive
             cd ..
-            ZIP_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-vulkan.zip"
-            echo "Creating archive: $ZIP_NAME"
-
             if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
-                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ZIP_NAME"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-vulkan.zip"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ARCHIVE_NAME"
             else
-                zip -r "$ZIP_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}-vulkan.tar.gz"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                tar czf "$ARCHIVE_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
             fi
 
       - name: Upload files to a GitHub release
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: ../textgen-portable-*.zip
+          file: ../textgen-portable-*
           tag: ${{ inputs.version }}
           file_glob: true
           make_latest: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release.yml
index cc584fb2..1bd4e163 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-portable-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-portable-release.yml
@@ -171,15 +171,16 @@ jobs:
             # 5. Clean up
             rm -rf .git cmd* update_wizard* Colab-TextGen-GPU.ipynb docker setup.cfg .github .gitignore requirements/ one_click.py
 
-            # 6. Create ZIP file
+            # 6. Create archive
             cd ..
-            ZIP_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}.zip"
-            echo "Creating archive: $ZIP_NAME"
-
             if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
-                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ZIP_NAME"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}.zip"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -Path text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN} -DestinationPath $ARCHIVE_NAME"
             else
-                zip -r "$ZIP_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
+                ARCHIVE_NAME="textgen-portable-${VERSION_CLEAN}-${PLATFORM}.tar.gz"
+                echo "Creating archive: $ARCHIVE_NAME"
+                tar czf "$ARCHIVE_NAME" "text-generation-webui-${VERSION_CLEAN}"
             fi
 
       - name: Upload files to a GitHub release
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          file: ../textgen-portable-*.zip
+          file: ../textgen-portable-*
           tag: ${{ inputs.version }}
           file_glob: true
           make_latest: false