diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-kernel.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-kernel.yml
index 18edaa5..809a2f6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-kernel.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-kernel.yml
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   # Release flow only: merges all built modules into one modules/ folder, wraps it
-  # in a single repo-named top folder alongside selftest.sh, zips it and attaches
-  # it to the Gitea release for the pushed tag. Skipped entirely on pull requests.
+  # in a single repo-named top folder alongside the helper scripts (selftest.sh,
+  # launch.sh) and the iecpoc Python frontend (so launch.sh can pip-install it on
+  # the Pi), zips it and attaches it to the Gitea release for the pushed tag.
+  # Skipped entirely on pull requests.
   release:
     needs: build
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
@@ -123,7 +125,14 @@ jobs:
           root="package/$repo"
           mkdir -p "$root"
           cp -r dist/modules "$root"/       # modules/iec_listener_<kernel_version>.ko
-          cp kernel/selftest.sh "$root"/    # selftest.sh only at the package root
+          cp kernel/selftest.sh "$root"/    # one-shot hardware self-test
+          cp launch.sh "$root"/             # load module -> run frontend -> unload
+          # iecpoc Python frontend + its packaging metadata. launch.sh pip-installs
+          # this on the Pi; the build reads pyproject.toml's readme = "README.md",
+          # so README.md must travel with it. __pycache__ is stripped to stay clean.
+          cp pyproject.toml README.md "$root"/
+          cp -r iecpoc "$root"/
+          find "$root/iecpoc" -name __pycache__ -type d -prune -exec rm -rf {} +
           (cd package && zip -r "../${repo}-${{ github.ref_name }}.zip" "$repo")
 
       - name: Publish to Gitea release