diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 65b5778..d335b51 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: ./do.sh
       - run: tar cJvf kafkacat.txz build/kafkacat build/kafkacat-LICENSES.txt
       - store_artifacts: { path: kafkacat.txz, destination: kafkacat.txz }
+      - persist_to_workspace: { paths: [ kafkacat.txz ], root: . }
 
   publish-github-release:
     docker: