diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 8923f6b..ca1a0cf 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -157,8 +157,12 @@ svn commit -m "Update to version $VERSION from GitHub" --no-auth-cache --non-int
 
 if $INPUT_GENERATE_ZIP; then
   echo "Generating zip file..."
-  cd "$SVN_DIR/trunk" || exit
-  zip -r "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${SLUG}.zip" .
+
+  # use a symbolic link so the directory in the zip matches the slug
+  ln -s "${SVN_DIR}/trunk" "${SVN_DIR}/${SLUG}"
+  zip -r "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${SLUG}.zip" "$SLUG"
+  unlink "${SVN_DIR}/${SLUG}"
+
   echo "zip-path=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${SLUG}.zip" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
   echo "✓ Zip file generated!"
 fi