diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ca2db149cb..d29872e101 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -140,13 +140,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: generate-and-upload-tarball
         run: |
-          pushd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/agent
-          cargo vendor >> .cargo/config
-          popd
           tag=$(echo $GITHUB_REF | cut -d/ -f3-)
           tarball="kata-containers-$tag-vendor.tar.gz"
           pushd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-          tar -cvzf "${tarball}" src/agent/.cargo/config src/agent/vendor
+          bash -c "tools/packaging/release/generate_vendor.sh ${tarball}"
           GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GIT_UPLOAD_TOKEN }} hub release edit -m "" -a "${tarball}" "${tag}" 
           popd