diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-builder.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-builder.yml
index 4f5ac4df..c8129df3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-builder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-builder.yml
@@ -93,4 +93,18 @@ jobs:
           name: "${{fromJson(env.VERSION_JSON).version}}"
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: |
-            src-tauri/target/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/release/**/*.msi
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+            src-tauri/target/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/release/**/*.msi
+      # publish dist as zip when building on ubuntu
+      # first, zip the dist
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        run: zip -r built_code.zip dist
+      # then, publish the zip file
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        uses: "softprops/action-gh-release@v1"
+        with:
+          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          automatic_release_tag: "latest"
+          tag_name: "v${{fromJson(env.VERSION_JSON).version}}"
+          name: "${{fromJson(env.VERSION_JSON).version}}"
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: built_code.zip
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