diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1bb6816d5..3070739dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -188,3 +188,8 @@ jobs:
             ovsx publish --skip-duplicate -p ${{ secrets.OVSX_MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }} --packagePath ${platformVsix}
           done
           ovsx publish --skip-duplicate -p ${{ secrets.OVSX_MARKETPLACE_TOKEN }}  --packagePath vscode-java/vscode-java-*-${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.vsix
+      - name: Delete saved artifact
+        if: always()
+        uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@e46cfb9575865f907c2beb2e4170b5f4c7d77c52
+        with:
+          name: vscode-java