diff --git a/release.js b/release.js
index 2e57e6f..eb12cfe 100644
--- a/release.js
+++ b/release.js
@@ -293,9 +293,14 @@ function ensureBundledNode() {
 
             download(nodeUrl, tarPath, () => {
                 try {
-                    execSync(`tar -xzf node.tar.gz ${tarName}/bin/node --strip-components=2`, { cwd: binDir });
+                    execSync(`tar -xzf node.tar.gz ${tarName}/bin/node`, { cwd: binDir });
+
+                    fs.renameSync(path.join(binDir, tarName, 'bin', 'node'), path.join(binDir, 'node'));
+                    fs.rmSync(path.join(binDir, tarName), { recursive: true, force: true });
                     fs.unlinkSync(tarPath);
+
                     execSync(`chmod +x node`, { cwd: binDir });
+
                     fs.writeFileSync(versionMarker, nodeVersion, 'utf8');
                     resolve();
                 } catch (e) {