diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6dbf35d0..ee8e28cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.1.2
+
+* Package dist `site-packages` to a zip, so publishing to App Store doesn't fail.
+
 ## 0.1.1
 
 * Fixed issue with setting current directory on Python start.
diff --git a/example/flask_example/pubspec.lock b/example/flask_example/pubspec.lock
index c835115d..ab336eb5 100644
--- a/example/flask_example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/flask_example/pubspec.lock
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ packages:
       path: "../.."
       relative: true
     source: path
-    version: "0.1.1"
+    version: "0.1.2"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
diff --git a/example/flet_example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/flet_example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 619229c2..d9d562b7 100644
--- a/example/flet_example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/flet_example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ PODS:
   - SDWebImage/Core (5.15.8)
   - sensors_plus (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
-  - serious_python (0.1.0):
+  - serious_python (0.1.1):
     - Flutter
   - shared_preferences_foundation (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   path_provider_foundation: eaf5b3e458fc0e5fbb9940fb09980e853fe058b8
   SDWebImage: cb032eba469c54e0000e78bcb0a13cdde0a52798
   sensors_plus: 5717760720f7e6acd96fdbd75b7428f5ad755ec2
-  serious_python: 954ab1502631a446dd28e0bacdb519e8a803a1fe
+  serious_python: 76a8038b2e4deae2bad1daee4040d7a49e60bc4f
   shared_preferences_foundation: e2dae3258e06f44cc55f49d42024fd8dd03c590c
   SwiftyGif: 93a1cc87bf3a51916001cf8f3d63835fb64c819f
   url_launcher_ios: 08a3dfac5fb39e8759aeb0abbd5d9480f30fc8b4
diff --git a/example/flet_example/pubspec.lock b/example/flet_example/pubspec.lock
index 392762a8..5fa516b5 100644
--- a/example/flet_example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/flet_example/pubspec.lock
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ packages:
       path: "../.."
       relative: true
     source: path
-    version: "0.1.1"
+    version: "0.1.2"
   shake:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/ios/Classes/SeriousPythonPlugin.swift b/ios/Classes/SeriousPythonPlugin.swift
index 26c591b2..07b497c1 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/SeriousPythonPlugin.swift
+++ b/ios/Classes/SeriousPythonPlugin.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class SeriousPythonPlugin: NSObject, FlutterPlugin {
                 "\(appDir)/__pypackages__",
                 resourcePath,
                 "\(resourcePath)/lib/python3.10",
-                "\(resourcePath)/lib/python3.10/site-packages"
+                "\(resourcePath)/lib/site-packages.zip"
             ]
 
             setenv("PYTHONINSPECT", "1", 1)
diff --git a/ios/serious_python.podspec b/ios/serious_python.podspec
index ea38d912..7b081f3b 100644
--- a/ios/serious_python.podspec
+++ b/ios/serious_python.podspec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name             = 'serious_python'
-  s.version          = '0.1.1'
+  s.version          = '0.1.2'
   s.summary          = 'A cross-platform plugin for adding embedded Python runtime to your Flutter apps.'
   s.description      = <<-DESC
   A cross-platform plugin for adding embedded Python runtime to your Flutter apps.
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
     # fix import subprocess, asyncio
     cp -R pod_templates/site-packages/* dist/root/python3/lib/python3.10/site-packages
+
+    # zip site-packages
+    pushd dist/root/python3/lib/python3.10/site-packages
+    zip -r ../../site-packages.zip .
+    popd
+    rm -rf dist/root/python3/lib/python3.10
+
+    # remove junk
+    rm -rf dist/root/python3/lib/python3.10/config-3.10-darwin
 CMD
 
   s.libraries = 'z', 'bz2', 'c++', 'sqlite3'
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 97213dab..0db279a3 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: serious_python
 description: A cross-platform plugin for adding embedded Python runtime to your Flutter apps.
 homepage: https://flet.dev
 repository: https://github.com/flet-dev/serious-python
-version: 0.1.1
+version: 0.1.2
 
 platforms:
   ios: