diff --git a/scripts/build/pack-artifact-policy.ts b/scripts/build/pack-artifact-policy.ts
index 9adde22c1f..50bd94d9e2 100644
--- a/scripts/build/pack-artifact-policy.ts
+++ b/scripts/build/pack-artifact-policy.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export const PACK_ARTIFACT_REQUIRED_PATHS: string[] = [
   // tests/unit/pack-artifact-entrypoint-closures.test.ts).
   "bin/cli/data-dir.mjs",
   "bin/cli/utils/storageKeyProvision.mjs",
+  "bin/cli/utils/versionFastPath.mjs",
   "bin/mcp-server.mjs",
   "bin/nodeRuntimeSupport.mjs",
   "bin/omniroute.mjs",
diff --git a/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts b/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts
index ae24d23dea..670dfb18f3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/pack-artifact-policy.test.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ test("findMissingArtifactPaths flags missing root runtime files in the tarball",
     "bin/cli/data-dir.mjs",
     "bin/cli/program.mjs",
     "bin/cli/utils/storageKeyProvision.mjs",
+    "bin/cli/utils/versionFastPath.mjs",
     "bin/mcp-server.mjs",
     "bin/nodeRuntimeSupport.mjs",
     "dist/head-response-guard.cjs",