diff --git a/skills/builder/scripts/copy_artifact.sh b/skills/builder/scripts/copy_artifact.sh
index d9eb907..a31154e 100755
--- a/skills/builder/scripts/copy_artifact.sh
+++ b/skills/builder/scripts/copy_artifact.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ if [[ -z "$dest" && -z "${COPY_SCRIPT:-}" || $# -eq 0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ -n "$project_root" ]] && git -C "$project_root" rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # Refresh Git's cached stat data after build tools rewrite tracked files.
+  git -C "$project_root" update-index -q --refresh 2>/dev/null || true
   if [[ ${ALLOW_UNCOMMITTED:-0} != 1 ]] && ! git -C "$project_root" diff-index --quiet HEAD -- 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "Error: working tree has uncommitted changes; refusing to publish." >&2
     echo "Commit first, or set ALLOW_UNCOMMITTED=1 to publish anyway." >&2
diff --git a/skills/builder/scripts/publish_docker.sh b/skills/builder/scripts/publish_docker.sh
index e7b2b99..ef72331 100755
--- a/skills/builder/scripts/publish_docker.sh
+++ b/skills/builder/scripts/publish_docker.sh
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ fi
 # Dirty-tree gate: publishing uncommitted content requires explicit opt-in.
 if [[ "$mode" == push && "$dry_run" == false && -n "$project_root" ]] \
   && git -C "$project_root" rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  git -C "$project_root" update-index -q --refresh 2>/dev/null || true
   if [[ ${ALLOW_UNCOMMITTED:-0} != 1 ]] && ! git -C "$project_root" diff-index --quiet HEAD -- 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "Error: working tree has uncommitted changes; refusing to publish." >&2
     echo "Commit first, or set ALLOW_UNCOMMITTED=1 to publish anyway." >&2
diff --git a/skills/builder/scripts/upload_deb.sh b/skills/builder/scripts/upload_deb.sh
index 41f245a..fe578c5 100755
--- a/skills/builder/scripts/upload_deb.sh
+++ b/skills/builder/scripts/upload_deb.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ fi
 
 # Dirty-tree gate: publishing uncommitted content requires explicit opt-in.
 if [[ -n "$project_root" ]] && git -C "$project_root" rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  git -C "$project_root" update-index -q --refresh 2>/dev/null || true
   if [[ ${ALLOW_UNCOMMITTED:-0} != 1 ]] && ! git -C "$project_root" diff-index --quiet HEAD -- 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "Error: working tree has uncommitted changes; refusing to publish." >&2
     echo "Commit first, or set ALLOW_UNCOMMITTED=1 to publish anyway." >&2