diff --git a/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml b/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml
index eddac3b..55121ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make_binaries.yaml
@@ -27,19 +27,34 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build PlatformIO Project
         run: pio run
 
+      - name: Copy binaries to /firmware
+        run: bash copy_firmware.sh
+
+      - name: Upload binaries for use in release step if needed
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: firmware
+          path: firmware
+
 
   deploy_release:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Copy binaries to /firmware
-        run: bash copy_firmware.sh
+      - name: Download binaries
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: firmware
+
+      - name: List workspace directory
+        run: ls -la
 
-      - name: Create release and upload binary
+      - name: Create release and upload binaries
         run: |
-          gh release create v0.0.${{github.run_number}} firmware/*
+          gh release create v0.0.${{github.run_number}} *.bin
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.TOKEN }}
-        shell: bash
+        shell: bash
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diff --git a/copy_firmware.sh b/copy_firmware.sh
index 0e6b2ef..207a176 100644
--- a/copy_firmware.sh
+++ b/copy_firmware.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ for f in $(ls -d *)
 do
     echo $f
     cp $f/firmware.bin ../../firmware/firmware_$f.bin
-done
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+done
+echo "Contents of firmware directory:"
+cd ../../
+ls -l firmware
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