diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 19e49d394..cacc03e3c
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ build_variant() {
     esac
   fi
   
-  [[ -d templates ]] && { mkdir -p "$SPEC_DIR/templates"; find templates -type f -not -path "templates/commands/*" -not -name "vscode-settings.json" -exec cp --parents {} "$SPEC_DIR"/ \; ; echo "Copied templates -> .specify/templates"; }
-  
+  [[ -d templates ]] && { mkdir -p "$SPEC_DIR/templates"; find templates -type f -not -path "templates/commands/*" -not -name "vscode-settings.json" | while read f; do mkdir -p "$SPEC_DIR/$(dirname "$f")"; cp "$f" "$SPEC_DIR/$f"; done; echo "Copied templates -> .specify/templates"; }
+
   # NOTE: We substitute {ARGS} internally. Outward tokens differ intentionally:
   #   * Markdown/prompt (claude, copilot, cursor, opencode): $ARGUMENTS
   #   * TOML (gemini, qwen): {{args}}