diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yml
index 00f5ad3..74ddd91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_release.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ jobs:
 
           #windows build
           release_name_win="cocommit_go-$tag-win"
-          tar -czvf "${release_name_win}.tar.gz" ./dist/cocommit_go-windows
+          tar -C ./dist -czvf "${release_name_win}.tar.gz" ./dist/cocommit_go-windows ./author.txt
 
           #mac build
           release_name_mac="cocommit_go-$tag-mac"
-          tar -czvf "${release_name_mac}.tar.gz" ./dist/cocommit_go-darwin
+          tar -C ./dist -czvf "${release_name_mac}.tar.gz" ./cocommit_go-darwin ./author.txt
       - name: Release project
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with: