diff --git a/.github/workflows/int_poweron-nyla-int.yml b/.github/workflows/int_poweron-nyla-int.yml
index cc3e3e2..e42dec1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/int_poweron-nyla-int.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/int_poweron-nyla-int.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ jobs:
           npm ci
           npm run build --if-present
 
-      - name: Zip artifact for deployment
-        run: zip release.zip ./* -r -x "node_modules/*" ".git/*" "*.md" ".github/*"
-
       - name: Upload artifact for deployment job
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: node-app
-          path: release.zip
+          path: |
+            .
+            !node_modules
+            !.git
+            !.github
+            !README.md
 
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -48,9 +50,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: node-app
 
-      - name: Unzip artifact for deployment
-        run: unzip release.zip
-
       - name: Login to Azure
         uses: azure/login@v1
         with: