diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2945cc2..601e2b2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ prepare-release:
     - cargo build -F implicit-load --release
     - |
       tar -czf flesh-$CI_COMMIT_TAG.tar.gz \
+        --xform='s,target/release/,,'
+        --xform='s,snippets/,,'
+        --xform='s,snippets/release/,,'
         target/release/flesh \
         Readme.org Writing.org Shell.org \
         snippets/flesh-mode.el \
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ create-release:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ "/^v\d+.\d+.\d+/"'
   release:
     name: 'Release $(cat VERSION)'
-    description: 'See releast_contents.txt'
+    description: 'See release_contents.txt'
     tag_name: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
     assets:
       links: