diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ee2bb4d..539a2be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ jobs:
       #    while read -r grammar; do
       #      tree-sitter build --wasm "${grammar%/grammar.js}"
       #    done < <(find -name grammar.js -not -path './node_modules/*')
+      - name: Build Wasm binaries
+        shell: bash
+        run: |-
+          rm .gitignore
+          mv release.gitignore .gitignore
       - name: Push to Release Branch
         uses: s0/git-publish-subdir-action@develop
         env:
           REPO: self
           BRANCH: release
-          FOLDER: src
+          FOLDER: .
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/release.gitignore b/release.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7c9c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# files even ignored on release branch
+
+.direnv/
+node_modules