diff --git a/.github/workflows/MacOS.yml b/.github/workflows/MacOS.yml
index 14d65ecdf..7fd2d9588 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MacOS.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MacOS.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: meshlab_macos_portable${{steps.envs.outputs.artifact_suffix}}
-        path: install/MeshLab*.app
+        path: install/
     - name: Upload DMG
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
diff --git a/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh b/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh
index f4e6fa535..b60576b32 100755
--- a/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ done
 
 ${QT_DIR}macdeployqt $INSTALL_PATH/$APPNAME \
     $ARGUMENTS
+
+# remove everything from install path, except the appbundle
+cd $INSTALL_PATH
+ls | grep -xv "${APPNAME}" | xargs rm
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