diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index 5601b75..54c6df5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -102,3 +102,20 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         bash -x ./scripts/link_modules_resources.sh
         bash -x ./scripts/compile_translations.sh
+
+    # prepare release
+    - name: Get repository name
+      id: repository
+      run: echo "::set-output name=pathref::$(echo '${{ github.repository }}' | cut -d'/' -f2)-${{ env.COMPONENT }}-$(echo '${{ github.ref_name }}' | sed 's/[^[:alnum:]\.]/_/g')"
+
+    - name: create artifact archive
+      run: |
+        tar --exclude .git --exclude .github -zcf '${{ steps.repository.outputs.pathref }}.tar.gz' .
+
+    - name: release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      with:
+        files: |
+          ${{ env.COMPONENT }}/${{ steps.repository.outputs.pathref }}.tar.gz
+        fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')