diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index a5f6a63..ebc40c3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -83,8 +83,20 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
           RELEASE_FILE="releases/${PLUGIN_NAME}-${VERSION}.zip"
 
-          # Create zip from parent directory to maintain proper subdirectory structure
+          # Debug: show current directory structure
+          echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
+          echo "Contents:"
+          ls -la
+          echo "Vendor contents:"
+          ls -la vendor/
+
+          # Create temp directory structure for proper zip packaging
           cd ..
+          mkdir -p "${PLUGIN_NAME}-build"
+          cp -r "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}-build/${PLUGIN_NAME}"
+
+          # Create zip from temp directory
+          cd "${PLUGIN_NAME}-build"
           zip -r "${PLUGIN_NAME}/${RELEASE_FILE}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}" \
             -x "${PLUGIN_NAME}/.git/*" \
             -x "${PLUGIN_NAME}/.gitea/*" \
@@ -102,6 +114,10 @@ jobs:
             -x "${PLUGIN_NAME}/wp-plugins" \
             -x "${PLUGIN_NAME}/composer.lock"
 
+          # Move zip back to original releases directory
+          mv "${PLUGIN_NAME}/${RELEASE_FILE}" "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${RELEASE_FILE}"
+          cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+
           echo "Created release package: ${RELEASE_FILE}"
 
       - name: Generate SHA256 checksum