diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b323f8545f..8fd8056055 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,10 @@ jobs:
   otel_sdk_build:
     name: otel sdk build
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write    
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: setup
-      run: |
-        ./ci/install_windows_bazelisk.ps1
     - name: run otel_sdk_build.cmd
       run: |
         echo "build --disk_cache=c:/b/d" > ../top.bazelrc1
@@ -22,6 +21,12 @@ jobs:
         echo "startup --output_user_root=c:/b/u" >> ../top.bazelrc
         type ../top.bazelrc
         ./otel_sdk_build.cmd
+    - name: release otel_sdk.zip
+      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1.13.0
+      with:
+        allowUpdates: true
+        replacesArtifacts: true
+        artifacts: ./otel_sdk.zip
 
   # cmake_test:
   #   name: CMake test (without otlp-exporter)