diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c6a020d7..8a7e1203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Package build environment for Artifact
               run: |
-                  sudo tar -czf environment.tar.gz /nix/store ~/.cargo /etc/nix/nix.conf
+                  touch $HOME/.direnvrc
+                  sudo tar -czf environment.tar.gz /nix/store ~/.cargo /etc/nix/nix.conf $HOME/.direnvrc
 
             - name: Store build environment
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4