diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 9703c1a8e7a..8a4b36c2c23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: e2e-build-out
           path: out/
+          # Why: build-relay.mjs writes each relay's marker as `out/relay/<platform>/.version`,
+          # and upload-artifact drops dotfiles by default — consumers then fail SSH specs with
+          # "local relay build is missing its version marker".
+          include-hidden-files: true
           retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: error