diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index eed671e..6ef1a31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
 
 name: Python Package Publication
 
-# Controls when the action will run.
 on:
-  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       release-version:
@@ -77,16 +74,12 @@ jobs:
     needs: [ linux-build, other-os-build ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@master
-    - name: Archive Release
-      uses: thedoctor0/zip-release@main
-      with:
-        type: 'zip'
-        filename: "package-release.zip"
-        exclusions: '*.git* __pycache__/* .editorconfig build/* .eggs/*'
-    - name: Upload Release
-      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-      with:
-        artifacts: "package-release.zip"
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+      - name: Create release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "$tag" \
+              --repo="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+              --title="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/} ${tag#v}" \
+              --generate-notes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-release.yml b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd7f3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+name: Release the archive
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+      inputs:
+        release-version:
+          required: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release pushed tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Create release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-version }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "$tag" \
+              --repo="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+              --title="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY#*/} ${tag#v}" \
+              --generate-notes