diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c0491102..2eb9f1e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Publish VS Code extension
         working-directory: syntax_highlighting/vscode
-        run: npx vsce publish
+        run: ln -s ../../LICENSE.txt . && npx vsce publish
         env:
           VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}