diff --git a/scripts/publish-release.sh b/scripts/publish-release.sh
index af704d0..0bfecc1 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-release.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail xtrace
 
-if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain | grep -v VERSION) ]]; then
-    echo "❌ There are other un-staged changes to the repository besides VERSION"
+if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain | grep -v VERSION | grep -v sqlite-dist.toml) ]]; then
+    echo "❌ There are other un-staged changes to the repository besides VERSION and sqlite-dist.toml"
     exit 1
 fi