diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3c09ab8..3a2aa05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,20 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            CMake*
-            Config.cmake.in
-            cmake/*
-            README.md
-            LICENSE
-            Makefile
-            str_view/*
 
       - name: Create Release Zip
         run: |
-          git archive HEAD --format=zip --output=str_view-${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}.zip
+          git rm -r --cached tests samples images res vcpkg etc || true
+          git archive $( git write-tree ) --format=zip --output=str_view-${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}.zip
           echo "ZIP_FILE=str_view-${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}.zip" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
 
       - name: Create Release