diff --git a/.github/workflows/Release.yml b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
index bb37ac3..1c196cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ jobs:
         name: USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-windows-x64
         path: ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/win-x64/native/
 
-    - name: upload windows artifact
+    - name: Zip Windows artifact
+      run: |
+          cd ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/win-x64/native/
+          zip -r USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-windows-x64.zip 
+
+    - name: upload artifact to release
       uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
       with:
         upload_url:  ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/win-x64/native/
+        asset_path: ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/win-x64/native/USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-windows-x64.zip
         asset_name: USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-windows-x64
         asset_content_type: application/zip
 
@@ -83,12 +88,17 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64
         path: ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/linux-x64/native/
-    
-    - name: upload windows artifact
+
+    - name: Zip Linux artifact
+      run: |
+          cd ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/linux-x64/native/
+          zip -r USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.zip 
+
+    - name: upload artifact to release
       uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
       with:
         upload_url:  ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/linux-x64/native/
+        asset_path: ./Consequences/bin/Release/net8.0/linux-x64/native/USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.zip 
         asset_name: USACE.HEC.Consequences-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64
         asset_content_type: application/zip