diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-preview-site.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-preview-site.yml
index 7cf0708..530be7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-preview-site.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-preview-site.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: public-dir
-          path: public-dir.zip
+          path: public-dir
+          if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 1
       - name: Trigger Inner workflow
         run: echo "triggering inner workflow"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview-site.yml b/.github/workflows/preview-site.yml
index 269826c..4cfe2cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview-site.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview-site.yml
@@ -17,19 +17,18 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@master
 
       - name: Download Site dir
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: public-dir
           github-token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NOTES_PATN }}
           repository: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.repository.full_name }}
           run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
 
-      - name: Unzip Site
+      - name: Prepare Netlify publish directory
         run: |
           rm -rf docs/_site
           mkdir -p docs/_site
-          unzip public-dir.zip -d docs/_site
-          rm -f public-dir.zip
+          cp -r public-dir/. docs/_site/
 
       - name: Deploy to Netlify
         id: netlify
diff --git a/script.sh b/script.sh
index b509bac..6d4d9a7 100644
--- a/script.sh
+++ b/script.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-ZIP_NAME="public-dir.zip"
 BUILD_DIR="site/public"
+OUT_DIR="public-dir"
 
 # Ensure build output exists and is not empty
-if [ ! -d "$BUILD_DIR" ] || [ -z "$(ls -A "$BUILD_DIR")" ]; then
-  echo "Build output missing or empty at $BUILD_DIR"
+if [ ! -d "$BUILD_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Build output directory does not exist: $BUILD_DIR"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-rm -f "$ZIP_NAME"
+if [ -z "$(ls -A "$BUILD_DIR")" ]; then
+  echo "Build output directory is empty: $BUILD_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Prepare artifact directory
+rm -rf "$OUT_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
 
-# Zip ONLY the contents of the built site
-(
-  cd "$BUILD_DIR"
-  zip -r "../../$ZIP_NAME" .
-)
+# Copy built site contents
+cp -r "$BUILD_DIR"/. "$OUT_DIR"/
 
-echo "Zipped site contents into $ZIP_NAME"
+echo "Prepared site artifact in $OUT_DIR"
+ls -lh "$OUT_DIR"