diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8a6c8c1061..6d253760b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "ghcr.io/edgelesssys/contrast/node-installer:latest=$nodeInstallerImgTagged" >> image-replacements.txt
       - name: Create portable coordinator resource definitions
         run: |
-          mkdir -p workspace
+          mkdir -p workspace deployment
           nix run .#scripts.write-coordinator-yaml -- "${coordinatorImgTagged}" > workspace/coordinator.yml
           nix shell .#contrast --command resourcegen --namespace kube-system --image-replacements ./image-replacements.txt runtime > workspace/runtime.yml
           nix shell .#contrast --command resourcegen --image-replacements ./image-replacements.txt --add-load-balancers emojivoto > deployment/emojivoto-demo.yml
-          zip -r deployment/emojivoto-demo.zip deployment/emojivoto-demo.yml
+          zip -r workspace/emojivoto-demo.zip deployment/emojivoto-demo.yml
       - name: Update coordinator policy hash
         run: |
           yq < workspace/coordinator.yml \
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
             result-cli/bin/contrast
             workspace/coordinator.yml
             workspace/runtime.yml
-            deployment/emojivoto-demo.zip
+            workspace/emojivoto-demo.zip
       - name: Reset temporary changes
         run: |
           git reset --hard ${{ needs.process-inputs.outputs.WORKING_BRANCH }}