diff --git a/scripts/release/sdk.ts b/scripts/release/sdk.ts
index b5f54b0..1342978 100644
--- a/scripts/release/sdk.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/sdk.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export async function publishNpmLibraries(opts: ReleaseOpts) {
 	// Exclude CLI and gigacode directories (handled by publishNpmCli)
 	const libraries = all.filter(p => {
 		const rel = relative(opts.root, p.dir);
-		return !rel.startsWith("sdks/cli") && !rel.startsWith("sdks/gigacode");
+		return !rel.startsWith("sdks/cli/") && !rel.startsWith("sdks/gigacode/");
 	});
 
 	const sorted = topoSort(libraries);