diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish-client.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish-client.yml
index c0edd243e2..994a1d98d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish-client.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish-client.yml
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           command: sdist
-          args: --manifest-path Cargo.toml --out dist
+          args: --out dist --sdist-include README_PYTHON.md,Cargo.toml,src/*,python/*,pyproject.toml
           working-directory: ./autonomi
       - name: Upload sdist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheels
-          path: dist/*.tar.gz
+          path: ./autonomi/dist/*.tar.gz
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish-node.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish-node.yml
index 6c498ca024..2bbb3a7f69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish-node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish-node.yml
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           command: sdist
-          args: --manifest-path Cargo.toml --out dist
+          args: --out dist --sdist-include README_PYTHON.md,Cargo.toml,src/*,python/*,pyproject.toml
           working-directory: ./ant-node
       - name: Upload sdist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheels
-          path: dist/*.tar.gz
+          path: ./ant-node/dist/*.tar.gz
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   release: