# @semantic-release/archive > [**semantic-release**](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) > plugin to create archives. | Step | Description | | ------------------ | --------------------------------------- | | `verifyConditions` | Verify that the input paths exist. | | `prepare` | Create an archive from the input paths. | ## Getting Started ```sh npm install --save-dev @semantic-release/archive ``` Add the following to `.releaserc.yaml`: ```yaml plugins: - path: "@semantic-release/archive" inputs: - path1 - path2 ``` ## Configuration ### `inputs` The relative paths to add to the archive. These can be directories and/or filepaths. ### `archive` The relative path where the archive should be created. Defaults to `archive.tar.gz`.