diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index b997926..b1bf888 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deployment tools
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends openssh-client rsync
+          sudo apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends openssh-client
 
       - name: Configure SSH
         env:
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ jobs:
           DEPLOY_USER: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}
           DEPLOY_PATH: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}
         run: |
-          rsync -az --delete \
-            -e "ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/deploy_key -o IdentitiesOnly=yes" \
-            dist/ "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:$DEPLOY_PATH/"
+          set -o pipefail
+          tar -C dist -czf - . | \
+            ssh -T -i "$HOME/.ssh/deploy_key" -o IdentitiesOnly=yes \
+              "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST" \
+              "find '$DEPLOY_PATH' -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf -- {} + && tar -xzf - -C '$DEPLOY_PATH'"