diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index 285e3b4..d030a1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-        asset_path: packages/qownnotes-web-companion.v20${{ env.VERSION }}.chrome.zip
+#        asset_path: packages/qownnotes-web-companion.v20${{ env.VERSION }}.chrome.zip
+        asset_path: packages/chrome.zip
         asset_name: qownnotes-web-companion.v20${{ env.VERSION }}.chrome.zip
         asset_content_type: application/zip
     - name: Upload Firefox package
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1314194..cf57bbb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # QOwnNotes Web Companion Changelog
 
+## 22.12.1
+- the package for Chrome was fixed (for [#41](https://github.com/qownnotes/web-companion/issues/41))
+
 ## 22.12.0
 - changed Firefox default shortcut to <kbd>Ctrl + Alt + B</kbd> since the browser blocked <kbd>Ctrl + Shift + B</kbd>
   (for [#48](https://github.com/qownnotes/web-companion/issues/48))
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index b627226..fd7917b 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ cd "$DIR" || exit 1
 sed -i -e 's/"version": "/"version": "20/g' package.json || exit 1
 npm run build chrome || exit 1
 
+# this is done by replace-in-file-webpack-plugin now
 ## remove background.scripts from manifest.json for manifest v3 for Chrome
 #jq 'del(.background.scripts)' dist/chrome/manifest.json > /tmp/manifest.json && mv /tmp/manifest.json dist/chrome/manifest.json
-## create new package
-#pushd dist/chrome && zip -r ../../packages/chrome.zip . && popd
+
+# create new package for Chrome (still needs to be done, because the changes replace-in-file-webpack-plugin does are not present in the generated package)
+pushd dist/chrome && zip -r ../../packages/chrome.zip . && popd || exit 1
 
 # switch back to the correct version number format again
 sed -i -e 's/"version": "20/"version": "/g' package.json || exit 1