diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index d2aceb7..552a4c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build release version
       run: cargo build -v --release --features static
     - name: Compress binary
-      run: cd target/release && zip -9 needle-$GITHUB_REF_NAME-windows-amd64.zip needle
+      # Smart way to avoid installing "zip" in Git bash
+      # -a: auto-compress
+      # Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/71023414/845275
+      run: cd target/release && tar -a -c -f needle-$GITHUB_REF_NAME-windows-amd64.zip needle
       shell: bash
     - name: Upload binary to the release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index ab0dbb0..c78943c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      # Use a personal access token to trigger the "publish-release" workflow
-      # when a new tag is created.
-      # See: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        env:
+          # Use a personal access token to trigger the "publish-release" workflow
+          # when a new tag is created.
+          # See: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/triggering-a-workflow#triggering-a-workflow-from-a-workflow
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
         with:
           release-type: rust