diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-seas.yml b/.github/workflows/build-seas.yml
index 0bcd091..a81213f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-seas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-seas.yml
@@ -111,12 +111,20 @@ jobs:
           result-encoding: string
 
       - name: zip the sea binary
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: zip -r hdcli-${{ steps.set-os-nice-name.outputs.result }}-.zip ${{ steps.set-executable-name.outputs.result }}
         working-directory: ./dist/apps/cli
         shell: bash
 
+      - name: zip the sea binary
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: Compress-Archive -Path ${{ steps.set-executable-name.outputs.result }} -Destination hdcli-${{ steps.set-os-nice-name.outputs.result }}-.zip
+        working-directory: dist\apps\cli
+        shell: pwsh
+
       - name: cache the zip
         uses: actions/cache/save@v4
         with:
           key: hdcli-sea-${{ steps.set-os-nice-name.outputs.result }}-zip-${{ github.run_id }}
-          path: ./dist/apps/cli/${{ steps.set-executable-name.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.set-os-nice-name.outputs.result }}.zip
+          path: ./dist/apps/cli/hdcli-${{ steps.set-os-nice-name.outputs.result }}.zip
+          enableCrossOsArchive: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0096c0c..1b2abc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -59,18 +59,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           key: hdcli-sea-linux-latest-zip-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ./dist/apps/cli/hdcli-linux.zip
+          enableCrossOsArchive: true
 
       - name: restore the macos zip from cache
         uses: actions/cache/save@v4
         with:
           key: hdcli-sea-macos-zip-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ./dist/apps/cli/hdcli-macos.zip
+          enableCrossOsArchive: true
 
       - name: restore the windows zip from cache
         uses: actions/cache/save@v4
         with:
           key: hdcli-sea-windows-zip-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: ./dist/apps/cli/hdcli.exe-windows.zip
+          enableCrossOsArchive: true
 
       - name: create release
         id: create-release