diff --git a/scripts/package_kiwix-desktop_windows.py b/scripts/package_kiwix-desktop_windows.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3da393b6..0fa43a5f
--- a/scripts/package_kiwix-desktop_windows.py
+++ b/scripts/package_kiwix-desktop_windows.py
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@
 - With {out_dir.name}"""
 )
 shutil.make_archive(
-    archive_path.with_suffix(""), "zip", root_dir=out_dir.parent, base_dir=out_dir.name
+    archive_path.with_suffix(""), "zip", root_dir=out_dir, base_dir=""
 )