diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index ab7c532..949dc29 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ mkdir -p "$STAGING"
 
 # Source (excluding dev artifacts)
 tar -C "$ROOT" \
+  --no-xattrs \
   --exclude='node_modules' \
   --exclude='.git' \
   --exclude='dist' \
@@ -67,9 +68,9 @@ tar -C "$ROOT" \
   -cf - . | tar -C "$STAGING" -xf -
 
 # Pre-built artifacts
+mkdir -p "$STAGING/pub" "$STAGING/dist"
 cp -a pub/client "$STAGING/pub/client"
 cp -a dist/repos "$STAGING/dist/repos"
-mkdir -p "$STAGING/dist"
 cp dist/toes-linux-arm64 "$STAGING/dist/toes"
 
 # Generated templates (so the server doesn't need to generate them)
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ cp src/lib/templates.data.ts "$STAGING/src/lib/templates.data.ts"
 # ── Tarball ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 echo ">> Creating tarball"
-tar -C dist -czf "dist/toes-$VERSION.tar.gz" "toes-$VERSION"
+tar -C dist --no-xattrs -czf "dist/toes-$VERSION.tar.gz" "toes-$VERSION"
 rm -rf "$STAGING"
 
 SIZE=$(du -h "dist/toes-$VERSION.tar.gz" | cut -f1)