diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
index 7c1c5f2b..96cbed3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo "SHORT_SHA=$(echo ${{ github.sha }} | cut -c1-7)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+    # Keep in sync with the release used to test local builds
     - name: Set up MATLAB
-      uses: matlab-actions/setup-matlab@v2
+      uses: matlab-actions/setup-matlab@v3
       with:
-        release: R2024a
+        release: R2025b
 
     - name: Build Toolbox
-      uses: matlab-actions/run-command@v2
+      uses: matlab-actions/run-command@v3
       with:
         command: addpath('scripts'); build_release
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
         if-no-files-found: error
 
     - name: Create Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
       with:
         files: |
diff --git a/scripts/build_release.m b/scripts/build_release.m
index fd3e5bb9..c31e6535 100644
--- a/scripts/build_release.m
+++ b/scripts/build_release.m
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
 toolbox_matlab_path = strsplit(genpath(mhkit_path), pathsep);
 toolbox_matlab_path = toolbox_matlab_path(~cellfun(@isempty, toolbox_matlab_path));
 toolbox_matlab_path = toolbox_matlab_path(~cellfun(is_excluded, toolbox_matlab_path));
+% Only folders that directly contain packaged files, older releases (R2024a)
+% reject path folders that only contain subfolders, such as mhkit itself
+packaged_folders = unique(cellfun(@fileparts, toolbox_files, 'UniformOutput', false));
+toolbox_matlab_path = toolbox_matlab_path(ismember(toolbox_matlab_path, packaged_folders));
+fprintf('Adding %d folders to the MATLAB path\n', numel(toolbox_matlab_path));
 
 fprintf('\nStarting MATLAB toolbox build of %s version %s\n', project_name, project_version);