diff --git a/.github/workflows/bazel.yml b/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
index 1454659..4b39e25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bazel.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,36 @@ jobs:
             echo "Tag ${TAG} does not exist, will create release."
           fi
 
+      - name: Create release archive
+        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          ARCHIVE="dist/khttpd-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+
+          mkdir -p dist
+          git archive \
+            --format=tar \
+            --prefix="khttpd-${VERSION}/" \
+            HEAD \
+            BUILD.bazel \
+            LICENSE \
+            MODULE.bazel \
+            README.md \
+            doc \
+            framework \
+            | gzip -n -9 > "${ARCHIVE}"
+
+          tar -tzf "${ARCHIVE}"
+
+      - name: Upload release archive artifact
+        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: khttpd-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}-source
+          path: dist/khttpd-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
       - name: Create tag
         if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: |
@@ -157,6 +187,7 @@ jobs:
           name: Release v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
           generate_release_notes: true
           draft: false
+          files: dist/khttpd-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
 
   publish_to_bcr:
     name: Publish release to BCR
diff --git a/patches/BUILD.bazel b/patches/BUILD.bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index c5a2154..0000000
--- a/patches/BUILD.bazel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-exports_files(
-    glob(["**/**"]),
-)
diff --git a/patches/rules_foreign_cc/foreign_cc.built_tools.pkgconfig_build.bzl.patch b/patches/rules_foreign_cc/foreign_cc.built_tools.pkgconfig_build.bzl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ab1f74..0000000
--- a/patches/rules_foreign_cc/foreign_cc.built_tools.pkgconfig_build.bzl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- foreign_cc/built_tools/pkgconfig_build.bzl	2025-03-15 22:20:02
-+++ foreign_cc/built_tools/pkgconfig_build.bzl	2025-03-15 22:20:55
-@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ def pkgconfig_tool(name, srcs, **kwargs):
-         args = [
-             "-f Makefile.vc",
-             "CFG=release",
--            "GLIB_PREFIX=\"$$EXT_BUILD_ROOT/external/glib_dev\"",
-+            "GLIB_PREFIX=\"$$EXT_BUILD_ROOT/external/%s\"" % Label("@glib_dev").workspace_name,
-         ],
-         out_binaries = ["pkg-config.exe"],
--        env = {"INCLUDE": "$$EXT_BUILD_ROOT/external/glib_src"},
-+        env = {"INCLUDE": "$$EXT_BUILD_ROOT/external/%s" % Label("@glib_src").workspace_name},
-         out_static_libs = [],
-         out_shared_libs = [],
-         deps = [