diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-arm-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-arm-packages.yml
index db987b3816..96b359fa4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-arm-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-arm-packages.yml
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Tarball and SHA256sums
         run: |
           TAR_FILE_NAME=valkey-${{inputs.version}}-${{matrix.distro.platform}}-${{ matrix.distro.arch}}
-          mkdir -p $TAR_FILE_NAME/bin $TAR_FILE_NAME/share
-          cp -rfv src/valkey-* $TAR_FILE_NAME/bin
-          cp -v /home/runner/work/valkey/valkey/COPYING $TAR_FILE_NAME/share/LICENSE
+          mkdir -p "$TAR_FILE_NAME/bin" "$TAR_FILE_NAME/share"
+          rsync -av --exclude='*.c' --exclude='*.d' --exclude='*.o' src/valkey-* "$TAR_FILE_NAME/bin/"
+          cp -v /home/runner/work/valkey/valkey/COPYING "$TAR_FILE_NAME/share/LICENSE"
           tar -czvf $TAR_FILE_NAME.tar.gz $TAR_FILE_NAME
           sha256sum $TAR_FILE_NAME.tar.gz > $TAR_FILE_NAME.tar.gz.sha256
           mkdir -p packages-files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-x86-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-x86-packages.yml
index 59c9fac52f..d256db6179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-x86-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call-build-linux-x86-packages.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Tarball and SHA256sums
         run: |
           TAR_FILE_NAME=valkey-${{inputs.version}}-${{matrix.distro.platform}}-${{ matrix.distro.arch}}
-          mkdir -p $TAR_FILE_NAME/bin $TAR_FILE_NAME/share
-          cp -rfv src/valkey-* $TAR_FILE_NAME/bin
-          cp -v /home/runner/work/valkey/valkey/COPYING $TAR_FILE_NAME/share/LICENSE
+          mkdir -p "$TAR_FILE_NAME/bin" "$TAR_FILE_NAME/share"
+          rsync -av --exclude='*.c' --exclude='*.d' --exclude='*.o' src/valkey-* "$TAR_FILE_NAME/bin/"
+          cp -v /home/runner/work/valkey/valkey/COPYING "$TAR_FILE_NAME/share/LICENSE"
           tar -czvf $TAR_FILE_NAME.tar.gz $TAR_FILE_NAME
           sha256sum $TAR_FILE_NAME.tar.gz > $TAR_FILE_NAME.tar.gz.sha256
           mkdir -p packages-files