diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 86f3ec8d890..7c33dcac9ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Release Archive
         run: |
-          rm -rf node_modules/ tests/ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT crowdin.yml docker-compose.ci.yml phpstan.neon phpunit.xml stats.html
+          files_to_include=(
+            "*"
+            ".editorconfig"
+            ".env.example"
+            ".gitattributes"
+            ".gitignore"
+            ".prettierignore"
+            ".prettierrc.json"
+          )
           
-          tar -czf panel.tar.gz * .editorconfig .env.example .gitattributes .gitignore .prettierignore .prettierrc.json
+          rm -rf node_modules/ tests/ CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT crowdin.yml docker-compose.ci.yml phpstan.neon phpunit.xml stats.html
+
+          # Use array to include specific files
+          tar -czf panel.tar.gz "${files_to_include[@]}"
 
       - name: Extract Changelog
         id: extract_changelog