diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6a6c7d60..5100f6f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,18 +35,12 @@ jobs:
           FILENAME=ArduinoJson-${{ steps.init.outputs.tag }}.hpp
           extras/scripts/build-single-header.sh src/ArduinoJson.hpp "$FILENAME"
           echo "filename=$FILENAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Create Arduino package
-        id: arduino
-        run: |
-          FILENAME=ArduinoJson-${{ steps.init.outputs.tag }}.zip
-          extras/scripts/build-arduino-package.sh . "$FILENAME"
-          echo "filename=$FILENAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Create release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
           bodyFile: ${{ steps.body.outputs.filename }}
           name: ArduinoJson ${{ steps.init.outputs.version }}
-          artifacts: ${{ steps.amalgamate_h.outputs.filename }},${{ steps.amalgamate_hpp.outputs.filename }},${{ steps.arduino.outputs.filename }}
+          artifacts: ${{ steps.amalgamate_h.outputs.filename }},${{ steps.amalgamate_hpp.outputs.filename }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   idf:
diff --git a/extras/scripts/build-arduino-package.sh b/extras/scripts/build-arduino-package.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 09f6efb3..00000000
--- a/extras/scripts/build-arduino-package.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eu
-
-INPUT=$1
-OUTPUT=$2
-
-cd "$INPUT"
-
-# remove existing file
-rm -f "$OUTPUT"
-
-# create zip
-7z a "$OUTPUT" \
-	-xr!.vs \
-	CHANGELOG.md \
-	examples \
-	src \
-	keywords.txt \
-	library.properties \
-	LICENSE.txt \
-	README.md \
-	ArduinoJson.h
diff --git a/extras/scripts/publish.sh b/extras/scripts/publish.sh
index af9546a6..74289fbd 100755
--- a/extras/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/extras/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -eu
 
-which awk sed jq 7z curl perl >/dev/null
+which awk sed jq curl perl >/dev/null
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
 
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ commit_new_version
 add_tag
 push
 
-extras/scripts/build-arduino-package.sh . "../ArduinoJson-$TAG.zip"
 extras/scripts/build-single-header.sh "src/ArduinoJson.h" "../ArduinoJson-$TAG.h"
 extras/scripts/build-single-header.sh "src/ArduinoJson.hpp" "../ArduinoJson-$TAG.hpp"
 extras/scripts/get-release-page.sh "$VERSION" "CHANGELOG.md" "../ArduinoJson-$TAG.h" > "../ArduinoJson-$TAG.md"