diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0727451e..0172f6b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ jobs:
           mvn -B release:perform -Pdist,jboss-release -s maven-settings.xml
           git push
           git push --tags
+      - name: Prepare release ZIP
+        run: |
+          # maintain the prospero-build- prefix for the zip for historical reasons (to have a predictable URL)
+          mv dist/build/target/prospero-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}.zip prospero-build-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}.zip
       - name: Create GH release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          files: dist/build/target/prospero-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}.zip
+          files: prospero-build-${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}.zip
           tag_name: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
           prerelease: contains(${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}, "Beta")