diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop-intel.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop-intel.yml
index 50348fb78c..af4e03ebb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop-intel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop-intel.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # download the signed app from S3
           echo "⬇️ downloading signed app"
-          aws s3 cp --quiet "${signed_url}" out/Goose-darwin-x64/Goose_intel_mac.tar.gz
+          aws s3 cp --quiet "${signed_url}" out/Goose-darwin-x64/Goose_intel_mac.zip
         working-directory: ui/desktop
 
       - name: Final cleanup before artifact upload
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # pin@v4
         with:
           name: Goose-darwin-x64
-          path: ui/desktop/out/Goose-darwin-x64/Goose_intel_mac.tar.gz
+          path: ui/desktop/out/Goose-darwin-x64/Goose_intel_mac.zip
 
       - name: Quick launch test (macOS)
         if: ${{ inputs.quick_test }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop.yml
index 13d57af9dd..10c3902fed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle-desktop.yml
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # download the signed app from S3
           echo "⬇️ downloading signed app"
-          aws s3 cp --quiet "${signed_url}" out/Goose-darwin-arm64/Goose.tar.gz
+          aws s3 cp --quiet "${signed_url}" out/Goose-darwin-arm64/Goose.zip
         working-directory: ui/desktop
 
       - name: Final cleanup before artifact upload
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # pin@v4
         with:
           name: Goose-darwin-arm64
-          path: ui/desktop/out/Goose-darwin-arm64/Goose.tar.gz
+          path: ui/desktop/out/Goose-darwin-arm64/Goose.zip
 
       - name: Quick launch test (macOS)
         if: ${{ inputs.quick_test }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d10bf8cba3..a475db4c48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ jobs:
             goose-*.tar.bz2
             goose-*.zip
             Goose*.zip
-            Goose*.tar.gz
             *.deb
             *.rpm
             download_cli.sh
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ jobs:
             goose-*.tar.bz2
             goose-*.zip
             Goose*.zip
-            Goose*.tar.gz
             *.deb
             *.rpm
             download_cli.sh