diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index dcf365e9..efcf590e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@ jobs:
           else
             tar_folders="bin/"
           fi
-          tar cJvvf cache.tar.xz $tar_folders --exclude=.git
+          echo '.git*' > ./excludes.txt
+          tar cJvvf --exclude-from excludes.txt cache.tar.xz $tar_folders
 
   merge:
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')