diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 251f5ba..71be134 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ jobs:
         goos: ${{ matrix.goos }}
         goarch: ${{ matrix.goarch }}
         multi_binaries: true
-        executable_compression: upx -v
         project_path: ./cmd/...
         upload: false
       # output is release_asset_dir
-    - name: rename artifact
+    - name: rename artifact and compress with upx
       # append os and arch to the artifact name (handle windows .exe)
       run: |
         cd ${{ steps.go-release-action.outputs.release_asset_dir }}
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             noextname=$(basename "$f" .exe)
             mv "$f" "${noextname}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}.exe"
           else
+            upx -v "$f"
             mv "$f" "${f}-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}"
           fi
         done