diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e39869..6a31c5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 | asset_name | **Optional** | Customize asset name if do not want to use the default format `${BINARY_NAME}-${RELEASE_TAG}-${GOOS}-${GOARCH}`. <br>Make sure set it correctly, especially for matrix usage that you have to append `-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}`. A valid example could be  `asset_name: binary-name-${{ matrix.goos }}-${{ matrix.goarch }}`. |
 | retry | **Optional** | How many times retrying if upload fails. `3` by default. |
 | post_command | **Optional** | Extra command that will be executed for teardown work. e.g. you can use it to upload artifacts to AWS s3 or aliyun OSS |
-| compress_assets | **Optional** | Upload execuable binaries rather than `.tar.gz` or `.zip` package. |
+| compress_assets | **Optional** | `auto` default will produce a `zip` file for Windows and `tar.gz` for others. `zip` will force the use of of `zip`. `OFF` will disable packaging of assets. |
 
 ### Advanced Example
 
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 767ac32..e5e6c1b 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -104,12 +104,13 @@ fi
 cd ${BUILD_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}
 ls -lha
 
-if [ ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS^^} == 'TRUE' ]; then
+# INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS=='TRUE' is used for backwards compatability. `AUTO`, `ZIP`, `OFF` are the recommended values
+if [ ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS^^} == "TRUE" ] || [ ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS^^} == "AUTO" ] || [ ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS^^} == "ZIP" ]; then
   # compress and package binary, then calculate checksum
   RELEASE_ASSET_EXT='.tar.gz'
   MEDIA_TYPE='application/gzip'
   RELEASE_ASSET_FILE=${RELEASE_ASSET_NAME}${RELEASE_ASSET_EXT}
-  if [ ${INPUT_GOOS} == 'windows' ]; then
+  if [ ${INPUT_GOOS} == 'windows' ] || [ ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS^^} == "ZIP" ]; then
     RELEASE_ASSET_EXT='.zip'
     MEDIA_TYPE='application/zip'
     RELEASE_ASSET_FILE=${RELEASE_ASSET_NAME}${RELEASE_ASSET_EXT}
@@ -117,11 +118,14 @@ if [ ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS^^} == 'TRUE' ]; then
   else
     ( shopt -s dotglob; tar cvfz ${RELEASE_ASSET_FILE} * )
   fi
-else
+elif [ ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS^^} == "OFF" ]; then
   RELEASE_ASSET_EXT=${EXT}
   MEDIA_TYPE="application/octet-stream"
   RELEASE_ASSET_FILE=${RELEASE_ASSET_NAME}${RELEASE_ASSET_EXT}
   cp ${BINARY_NAME}${EXT} ${RELEASE_ASSET_FILE}
+else
+  echo "Invalid value for INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS: ${INPUT_COMPRESS_ASSETS} . Acceptable values are AUTO,ZIP, or OFF."
+  exit 1
 fi
 MD5_SUM=$(md5sum ${RELEASE_ASSET_FILE} | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
 SHA256_SUM=$(sha256sum ${RELEASE_ASSET_FILE} | cut -d ' ' -f 1)