diff --git a/dist/post_run/index.js b/dist/post_run/index.js
index d5fe852..3a988db 100644
--- a/dist/post_run/index.js
+++ b/dist/post_run/index.js
@@ -1123,6 +1123,8 @@ function createTar(archiveFolder, sourceDirectories, compressionMethod) {
             ...getCompressionProgram(),
             '-cf',
             cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+            '--exclude',
+            cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
             '-P',
             '-C',
             workingDirectory.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
diff --git a/dist/run/index.js b/dist/run/index.js
index 9238827..d6bf155 100644
--- a/dist/run/index.js
+++ b/dist/run/index.js
@@ -1123,6 +1123,8 @@ function createTar(archiveFolder, sourceDirectories, compressionMethod) {
             ...getCompressionProgram(),
             '-cf',
             cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
+            '--exclude',
+            cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
             '-P',
             '-C',
             workingDirectory.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),