diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 7fd5c11..0aef3a1 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -78,18 +78,34 @@ steps:
       GITEA_TOKEN:
         from_secret: gitea_token
     commands:
-      - apt-get update -q && apt-get install -qy zip python3
+      - apt-get update -q && apt-get install -qy python3
       - MODULE=$(go mod edit -json | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['Module']['Path'])")
       - VERSION=${DRONE_TAG}
       - echo "Publishing $MODULE@$VERSION"
       - go mod download
-      - go mod zip /tmp/module.zip "$MODULE@$VERSION"
       - |
-        curl -sf -X PUT \
+        cat > /tmp/mkzip.py << 'PYEOF'
+        import zipfile, os, sys
+        module, version = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
+        prefix = f'{module}@{version}/'
+        with zipfile.ZipFile('/tmp/module.zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
+            for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):
+                dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if not d.startswith('.')]
+                for f in files:
+                    if f.startswith('.'): continue
+                    path = os.path.join(root, f)
+                    zf.write(path, prefix + os.path.relpath(path, '.'))
+        print(f'Zip created: {len(zf.namelist())} files')
+        PYEOF
+      - python3 /tmp/mkzip.py "$MODULE" "$VERSION"
+      - |
+        HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X PUT \
           "https://git.beatrice.wtf/api/packages/panic.haus/go/upload" \
           -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \
           -H "Content-Type: application/zip" \
-          --data-binary "@/tmp/module.zip"
+          --data-binary "@/tmp/module.zip")
+        echo "Upload HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
+        [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "201" ] || exit 1
       - echo "Published $MODULE@$VERSION to Gitea package registry"
 
 volumes: