diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 94ac0ef3f25..26f7d409ec5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: dist
-          path: dist/
+          path: |
+            dist/
+            !dist/dbt-${{github.event.inputs.version_number}}.tar.gz
 
   test-build:
     name: verify packages