diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs
index 4a42c8e..d0c6da0 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/archive.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct Archive {}
 
-use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::{io::Cursor, path::Path};
+
+use anyhow::Context;
 
 use super::file_reader::Files;
 
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ impl Archive {
         Self {}
     }
 
-    pub async fn create_archive(&self, files: Files) -> anyhow::Result<ArchiveFile> {
+    pub async fn create_archive(&self, prefix: &Path, files: Files) -> anyhow::Result<ArchiveFile> {
         tracing::trace!("archiving files: {}", files.len());
 
         let buffer = Vec::new();
@@ -27,7 +29,12 @@ impl Archive {
                 tar_builder.append_file(&rel, &mut fd)?;
             } else {
                 tracing::trace!("archiving file: {}", abs_file_path.display());
-                tar_builder.append_file(&abs_file_path, &mut fd)?;
+                tar_builder.append_file(
+                    abs_file_path
+                        .strip_prefix(prefix)
+                        .context("failed to strip prefix from path")?,
+                    &mut fd,
+                )?;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_local_cluster.rs b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_local_cluster.rs
index 22d826d..c4e6d2e 100644
--- a/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_local_cluster.rs
+++ b/crates/flux-releaser/src/services/flux_local_cluster.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ impl FluxLocalClusterManager {
         &self,
         include: impl Into<PathBuf>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<UploadArtifactID> {
-        let files = self.file_reader.read_files(include.into()).await?;
-        let archive = self.archive.create_archive(files).await?;
+        let include = include.into();
+
+        let files = self.file_reader.read_files(include.clone()).await?;
+        let archive = self.archive.create_archive(&include, files).await?;
         let upload_id = self.flux_uploader.upload_archive(archive).await?;
 
         Ok(upload_id)