diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 36352dd..c947d23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           curl -L https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17160233/libdrift_ffi_sys.so.zip > ffi.zip
           unzip ffi.zip
           sudo cp libdrift_ffi_sys.so /usr/lib
+          rm ffi.zip libdrift_ffi_sys # clean up for git
           # publish to crates.io
           CARGO_DRIFT_FFI_SYS="/usr/lib" cargo publish