diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9da28ae81..893c8b195 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{matrix.rust}}-libdeltachat.a
           path: target/debug/libdeltachat.a
+          retention-days: 1
 
   python_lint:
     name: Python lint