diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a091107..f3e7ce1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create web-dist artifact
-        run: tar czf dist/web-dist.tar.gz --directory=web/dist ./
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        run: mkdir -p dist && tar czf dist/web-dist.tar.gz --directory=web/dist ./
 
       - name: Upload assets
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4