diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1527a34..6365dc9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ For an example of this in use look at [this repository's test workflow](https://
       test_script: "./scripts/name_test.sh"
 ```
 
-After a successful run, the proposals will be added to an archive named `$GITHUB_JOB_proposals.zip` and attached to the build.
+After a successful run, the proposals will be added to an archive named `$GITHUB_JOB_proposals` and attached to the build.
 
 **IMPORTANT**: The json proposals have placeholders for user-specific data (e.g., title, account addresses, code_id). These placeholders must be replaced in order to submit the proposal.
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f4a564e..8bed64b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ runs:
     - name: attach artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
-        name: ${{ github.job }}_proposals.zip
+        name: ${{ github.job }}_proposals
         path: |
           wasm-store-proposal.json
           instantiate-contract-proposal.json