diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b2ef2d3..ea7d7be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ jobs:
            rm -rf tmp
            mkdir -p tmp
            cp python/dist/cwsim.exe tmp/cwsim.exe
+           cd tmp
+           zip cwsim_windows_exe.zip cwsim.exe
+           cd ..
            echo Done
       - name: Upload the artifacts
         env:
@@ -57,6 +60,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         with:
            upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
-           asset_path: tmp/cwsim.exe
-           asset_name: cwsim.exe
+           asset_path: tmp/cwsim_windows_exe.zip
+           asset_name: cwsim_windows_exe.zip
            asset_content_type: application/octet-stream