diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index f0213b9..4dbe69c 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ async function main() {
                 "tar",
                 "--exclude-vcs",
                 "--exclude", "./debian",
-                "--transform", `s;^${sourceDirectory};${package}-${version};`,
+                "--transform", `s/^\./${package}-${version}/`,
                 "-cvzf", `${buildDirectory}/${package}_${version}.orig.tar.gz`,
-                sourceDirectory
+                "-C", sourceDirectory,
+                "./"
             ])
             core.endGroup()
         }