diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/create-archive.yml b/.gitea/workflows/create-archive.yml
index b2b3725..5f68968 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/create-archive.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/create-archive.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         git lfs install --local
         git lfs fetch origin refs/tags/${{ gitea.ref_name }}
         git lfs checkout
-    - run: tar czf ../source.tgz --directory=. .
+    - run: GZIP=-9 tar --exclude='./.git' -czvf ../source.tgz --directory=. .
     - run: du -sh ../source.tgz
     - uses: https://gitea.com/actions/gitea-release-action@v1
       with: