diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a617342d6..428fbed12 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Release Notes.
 8.4.0
 ------------------
 #### Project
-
+* Chore: adapt `create_source_release.sh` to make it runnable on Linux.
 
 #### Java Agent
 
diff --git a/docs/en/guides/How-to-release.md b/docs/en/guides/How-to-release.md
index 9a3535256..b68231db4 100644
--- a/docs/en/guides/How-to-release.md
+++ b/docs/en/guides/How-to-release.md
@@ -65,11 +65,9 @@ but just failure. Run `gpg --sign xxx` to any file could remember the password f
 ```shell
 export RELEASE_VERSION=x.y.z (example: RELEASE_VERSION=5.0.0-alpha)
 cd tools/releasing
-sh create_source_release.sh
+bash create_source_release.sh
 ```
 
-**NOTICE**, `create_source_release.sh` is just suitable for MacOS. Welcome anyone to contribute Windows bat and Linux shell. 
-
 This scripts should do following things
 1. Use `v` + `RELEASE_VERSION` as tag to clone the codes.
 1. Make `git submodule init/update` done.
diff --git a/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh b/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh
index 6954a4dfc..16d1bb3b9 100755
--- a/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh
+++ b/tools/releasing/create_source_release.sh
@@ -61,13 +61,11 @@ git submodule update
 cd ..
 
 tar czf ${PRODUCT_NAME}-src.tgz \
-    --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/.git/ --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/.DS_Store/ \
-    --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/.github/ --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/.gitignore/ \
-    --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/.gitmodules/ \
-    --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/skywalking-ui/.git/ --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/skywalking-ui/.DS_Store/ \
-    --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/skywalking-ui/.github/ --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/skywalking-ui/.gitignore/ \
-    --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/skywalking-ui/.travis.yml/ \
-    --exclude ${PRODUCT_NAME}/apm-protocol/apm-network/src/main/proto/.git/ \
+    --exclude .git \
+    --exclude .DS_Store \
+    --exclude .github \
+    --exclude .gitignore \
+    --exclude .gitmodules \
     ${PRODUCT_NAME}
 
 gpg --armor --detach-sig ${PRODUCT_NAME}-src.tgz