diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index b62e099..48d2713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Compress wheels
         run: |
-          tar -czvf wheels-archive.tar.gz -C wheelhouse .
+          mv $(find . -type f) wheelhouse
+          find . -type d -empty -delete
           zip -r wheels-archive.zip wheelhouse
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4