diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 422ca4a..c51a96c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "name=dev-${SAFE_NAME}-${SHORT_HASH}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
 
+    - name: Clean temporary artifacts
+      # msvc sometimes produces .ilk files, which are used for linking only
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        Remove-Item "${{github.workspace}}/build/bin/*.ilk"
+
     - name: Compress artifacts
       shell: powershell
       run: |