diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 11f850511f..4cc2f4665c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -688,13 +688,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
         run: |
-          tar -czvf llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.tar.gz -C build-apple llama.xcframework
+          # Zip file is required for Swift Package Manager, which does not support tar.gz for binary targets.
+          # For more details, see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/distributing-binary-frameworks-as-swift-packages
+          zip -r -y llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.zip build-apple/llama.xcframework
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.tar.gz
-          name: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.tar.gz
+          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.zip
+          name: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.zip
 
 
   openEuler-cann:
@@ -863,7 +865,7 @@ jobs:
             **macOS/iOS:**
             - [macOS Apple Silicon (arm64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64.tar.gz)
             - [macOS Intel (x64)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-x64.tar.gz)
-            - [iOS XCFramework](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.tar.gz)
+            - [iOS XCFramework](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-xcframework.zip)
 
             **Linux:**
             - [Ubuntu x64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz)