diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-client.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-client.yml
index 32f613e5fb..69590f2fe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-client.yml
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ jobs:
           docker cp $id:/usr/local/bin/spacetime - > build/spacetime.linux-arm64.tar
           docker rm -v $id
           cd build
-          # unpack the tar to change the name of the binary
-          tar -xvf spacetime.linux-arm64.tar
-          mv spacetime spacetime.linux-arm64
-          tar -czf spacetime.linux-arm64.tar.gz spacetime.linux-arm64
+          gzip spacetime.linux-arm64.tar
 
       - name: Compile x86
         run: |
           cargo build --release -p spacetimedb-cli
-          mv target/release/spacetime build/spacetime.linux-amd64
-          cd build && tar -czf spacetime.linux-amd64.tar.gz spacetime.linux-amd64
+          mv target/release/spacetime build/spacetime
+          cd build && tar -czf spacetime.linux-amd64.tar.gz spacetime
+          rm spacetime
 
       - name: Extract branch name
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
index 3bfa2bc400..75d93bf342 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo build --release -p spacetimedb-cli
           mkdir build
-          mv target/release/spacetime build/spacetime.darwin-amd64
-          cd build && tar -czf spacetime.darwin-amd64.tar.gz spacetime.darwin-amd64
+          mv target/release/spacetime build/spacetime
+          cd build && tar -czf spacetime.darwin-amd64.tar.gz spacetime
+          rm spacetime
 
       - name: Compile Aarch64
         run: |
           cargo build --release -p spacetimedb-cli --target=aarch64-apple-darwin
-          mv target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/spacetime build/spacetime.darwin-arm64
-          cd build && tar -czf spacetime.darwin-arm64.tar.gz spacetime.darwin-arm64
+          mv target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/spacetime build/spacetime
+          cd build && tar -czf spacetime.darwin-arm64.tar.gz spacetime
+          rm spacetime
 
       - name: Extract branch name
         shell: bash