diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 82fa7899b9475ae8ff4fd3aef925e2d1c6805805..a4a7a1fef0307fbe82ed93f50d412635728020fb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ build_RAServices:
     - cmake -DBUILD_PACKAGES=$PACKAGE -DCASACORE_ROOT_DIR=/opt/casacore/ -DCASAREST_ROOT_DIR=/opt/casarest/ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/lofar -DUSE_LOG4CPLUS=false ../..
     - make
     - make DESTDIR=../../install install
+    - cd ../../install/opt/lofar
+    - tar --ignore-failed-read --exclude=include -czf RAServices_$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.ztar *
 
   artifacts:
     paths:
-      - install/
+      - install/*.ztar
 
 # build_CEP:
 #   stage: build