diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/compile.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/compile.yaml
index 00090d3..6918e08 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/compile.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/compile.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install ZSTD compressor
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y zstd
       - name: Create archive
-        run: tar -cf source.tar . && zstd -19 source.tar
+        run: tar --exclude-vcs --exclude-vcs-ignores -c --to-stdout --exclude source.tar.zst . | zstd -19 -o source.tar.zst
       - name: Upload source code
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with: