diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 95b64481..8e2dad3f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,14 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build embedded
-        run: pnpm run build:embedded
+        # build:embedded writes to the repo-root dist/ (vite default outDir).
+        # Stage it into embedded/web/dist — the publish template's "files" entry
+        # — so the smoke-check, artifact upload, and npm publish all see the
+        # bundle. (embedded/web/dist is gitignored, hence the explicit copy.)
+        run: |
+          pnpm run build:embedded
+          rm -rf embedded/web/dist
+          cp -r dist embedded/web/dist
 
       - name: Smoke-check output
         run: |
@@ -89,7 +96,14 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build embedded
-        run: pnpm run build:embedded
+        # build:embedded writes to the repo-root dist/ (vite default outDir).
+        # Stage it into embedded/web/dist — the publish template's "files" entry
+        # — so the smoke-check, artifact upload, and npm publish all see the
+        # bundle. (embedded/web/dist is gitignored, hence the explicit copy.)
+        run: |
+          pnpm run build:embedded
+          rm -rf embedded/web/dist
+          cp -r dist embedded/web/dist
 
       - name: Set published version from tag
         working-directory: embedded/web