diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
index 09f3dae35fe..3231f02d742 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-ctest.yml
@@ -181,13 +181,7 @@ jobs:
         id: publish-ctest-msi-binary
         run: |
           mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi"
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5"
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING_LBNL_HDF5 -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-MSVC/README.md -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-MSVC/* -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/ -Include *.msi
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi"
-          7z a -tzip ${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi.zip hdf5
+          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-MSVC/* -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi -Include *.msi
         shell: pwsh
 
       - name: List files in the space (Windows)
@@ -208,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
               name: msi-vs2022_cl-binary
-              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi.zip
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi
               if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
 
   build_and_test_linux:
@@ -279,26 +273,14 @@ jobs:
         id: publish-ctest-deb-binary
         run: |
           mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb"
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/hdf5"
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING_LBNL_HDF5 ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-GNUC/README.md ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-GNUC/*.deb ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/hdf5
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb"
-          tar -zcvf ${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb.tar.gz hdf5
+           cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-GNUC/*.deb ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Publish rpm binary (Linux)
         id: publish-ctest-rpm-binary
         run: |
           mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm"
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/hdf5"
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING_LBNL_HDF5 ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-GNUC/README.md ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-GNUC/*.rpm ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/hdf5
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm"
-          tar -zcvf ${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm.tar.gz hdf5
+          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-GNUC/*.rpm ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm
         shell: bash
 
       - name: List files in the space (Linux)
@@ -318,14 +300,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
               name: deb-ubuntu-2204_gcc-binary
-              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb.tar.gz
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddeb/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb
               if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
 
       - name: Save published binary rpm (Linux)
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
               name: rpm-ubuntu-2204_gcc-binary
-              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm.tar.gz
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildrpm/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm
               if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
 
       # Save doxygen files created by ctest script
@@ -528,13 +510,7 @@ jobs:
         id: publish-ctest-dmg-binary
         run: |
           mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg"
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/hdf5"
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING_LBNL_HDF5 ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-macos-Clang/README.md ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/hdf5
-          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-macos-Clang/*.dmg ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/hdf5
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg"
-          tar -zcvf ${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg.tar.gz hdf5
+          cp ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-macos-Clang/*.dmg ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg
         shell: bash
 
       - name: List files in the space (MacOS_latest)
@@ -554,7 +530,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
               name: tgz-macos14_clang-dmg-binary
-              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg.tar.gz
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/builddmg/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg
               if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
 
   build_and_test_S3_linux:
@@ -745,13 +721,7 @@ jobs:
         id: publish-ctest-msi-binary
         run: |
           mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi"
-          mkdir "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5"
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.SOURCE_BASE }}/COPYING_LBNL_HDF5 -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-Intel/README.md -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/
-          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-Intel/* -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/hdf5/ -Include *.msi
-          cd "${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi"
-          7z a -tzip ${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi.zip hdf5
+          Copy-Item -Path ${{ runner.workspace }}/hdf5/build/${{ inputs.preset_name }}-Intel/* -Destination ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi -Include *.msi
         shell: pwsh
 
       - name: List files in the space (Windows_intel)
@@ -772,7 +742,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
               name: msi-vs2022_intel-binary
-              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi.zip
+              path: ${{ runner.workspace }}/buildmsi/${{ steps.set-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi
               if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
 
   build_and_test_linux_intel:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
index c51c9754697..af5f98ba6c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
@@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ jobs:
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.zip >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
-          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
+          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
-          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
-          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
+          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
+          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc_s3.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.zip >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
-          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi.zip >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
+          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_intel.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.zip >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
-          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi.zip >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
+          sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
           sha256sum ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.html.abi.reports.tar.gz >> ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
 
       - name: Create sha256 sums for files  for nonversioned files
@@ -232,16 +232,16 @@ jobs:
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.zip
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc_s3.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_intel.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.html.abi.reports.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
               if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
@@ -261,16 +261,16 @@ jobs:
               hdf5.tar.gz
               hdf5.zip
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc_s3.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_intel.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.html.abi.reports.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.sha256sums.txt
               if-no-files-found: error # 'warn' or 'ignore' are also available, defaults to `warn`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml b/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml
index 643f2c1cf49..418065c8e00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ jobs:
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.zip
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-macos14_clang.dmg
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb.tar.gz
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm.tar.gz
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.rpm
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc_s3.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_cl.msi
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_intel.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.zip
-              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi.zip
+              ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-win-vs2022_intel.msi