diff --git a/pipeline/release/release.go b/pipeline/release/release.go
index 1e4ccfaaa..23a1fe92a 100644
--- a/pipeline/release/release.go
+++ b/pipeline/release/release.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func upload(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client, releaseID int, artifact
 		return err
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = file.Close() }()
-	log.WithField("file", file.Name()).Info("uploading")
-	return client.Upload(ctx, releaseID, artifact, file)
+	_, name := filepath.Split(path)
+	log.WithField("file", file.Name()).WithField("name", name).Info("uploading to release")
+	return client.Upload(ctx, releaseID, name, file)
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/release/release_test.go b/pipeline/release/release_test.go
index 5810ee63b..067cbf552 100644
--- a/pipeline/release/release_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/release/release_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(doRun(ctx, client))
 	assert.True(client.CreatedRelease)
 	assert.True(client.UploadedFile)
+	assert.Contains("bin.deb", client.UploadedFileNames)
+	assert.Contains("bin.tar.gz", client.UploadedFileNames)
 }
 
 func TestRunPipeReleaseCreationFailed(t *testing.T) {
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ type DummyClient struct {
 	FailToUpload        bool
 	CreatedRelease      bool
 	UploadedFile        bool
+	UploadedFileNames   []string
 }
 
 func (client *DummyClient) CreateRelease(ctx *context.Context, body string) (releaseID int, err error) {
@@ -160,5 +163,6 @@ func (client *DummyClient) Upload(ctx *context.Context, releaseID int, name stri
 		return errors.New("upload failed")
 	}
 	client.UploadedFile = true
+	client.UploadedFileNames = append(client.UploadedFileNames, name)
 	return
 }