diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml
index 503f75f..faabde9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-extension.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create zip package
         run: |
-          zip -r goose-highlighter.zip . -x '*.git*' 'node_modules/*' 'src/*' 'versioning.md' '.releaserc.json' 'package.json' 'package-lock.json' 'README.md' 'tsconfig.json' 'eslint.config.mjs'
+          zip -r goose-highlighter.zip . -x '*.git*' 'node_modules/*' 'src/*' 'scripts/*' 'versioning.md' '.releaserc.json' 'package.json' 'package-lock.json' 'README.md' 'tsconfig.json' 'eslint.config.mjs'
 
       - name: Install webstore upload CLI
         run: npm install -g chrome-webstore-upload-cli
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 77a934b..2b17c7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create extension zip
         run: |
           zip -r goose-highlighter-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}.zip . \
-            -x '*.git*' 'node_modules/*' 'src/*' 'versioning.md' '.releaserc.json' \
+            -x '*.git*' 'node_modules/*' 'src/*' 'scripts/*' 'versioning.md' '.releaserc.json' \
                'package.json' 'package-lock.json' 'README.md' 'tsconfig.json' \
                'eslint.config.mjs' '.github/*' 'CHANGELOG.md' 'PRIVACY.MD'
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           
           # Copy all files except excluded ones to temp directory
           rsync -av --exclude='.git*' --exclude='node_modules' --exclude='src' \
-                --exclude='versioning.md' --exclude='.releaserc.json' \
+                --exclude='scripts' --exclude='versioning.md' --exclude='.releaserc.json' \
                 --exclude='package.json' --exclude='package-lock.json' \
                 --exclude='README.md' --exclude='tsconfig.json' \
                 --exclude='eslint.config.mjs' --exclude='.github' \
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 0b303f1..6680455 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "__MSG_extension_name__",
   "description": "__MSG_extension_description__",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "default_locale": "en",
   "permissions": [
     "scripting",