diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b98ae9d7e..029efb817 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
 
         cp -v ../LICENSE LICENSE.txt
         cp -v ../res/releaseReadme/unstable-win.txt README.txt
-        cp -v ../po/locale locale
+        cp -vr ../po/locale locale
         cp -vr ../papers ../${binPath}/furnace.exe ./
         if [ '${{ matrix.config.compiler }}' == 'msvc' ]; then
           cp -v ../${binPath}/furnace.pdb ./
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "copying extra stuff"
         cp -v ../LICENSE new/LICENSE.txt
         cp -v ../res/releaseReadme/stable-mac.txt new/README
-        cp -v ../po/locale new/locale
+        cp -v -r ../po/locale new/locale
         cp -v -r ../demos new/demos
         cp -v -r ../instruments new/instruments
         cp -v -r ../wavetables new/wavetables