diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 90e08d74..7f9e86b1 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ dist: release-apk iosrelease-ipa
 	@echo [archive] dist/tildefriends-$(VERSION_NUMBER).tar.xz
 	@rm -rf out/tildefriends-$(VERSION_NUMBER)
 	@mkdir -p dist/ out/tildefriends-$(VERSION_NUMBER)
-	@git archive main | tar -x -C out/tildefriends-$(VERSION_NUMBER)
+	@git archive HEAD | tar -x -C out/tildefriends-$(VERSION_NUMBER)
 	@tar \
 		--exclude=apps/welcome* \
 		--exclude=deps/libbacktrace/Isaac.Newton-Opticks.txt \