diff --git a/build/release.js b/build/release.js
index 193f958953e..0323a20bd3c 100644
--- a/build/release.js
+++ b/build/release.js
@@ -131,6 +131,20 @@ Release.define( {
 			shell.mkdir( "-p", "dist/cdn" );
 			shell.cp( tmpFolder + "/jquery-ui*.js", "dist/cdn" );
 			shell.cp( "-r", tmpFolder + "/themes", "dist/cdn" );
+
+			// Copy all the files to be published on the CDN to the dist directory
+			// as well.
+			shell.cp( "dist/cdn/jquery-ui.js", "dist" );
+			shell.cp( "dist/cdn/jquery-ui.min.js", "dist" );
+			shell.cp( "-r", "dist/cdn/themes", "dist" );
+
+			Release.exec( "git add --force dist/jquery-ui.js",
+				"Error adding dist/jquery-ui.js." );
+			Release.exec( "git add --force dist/jquery-ui.min.js",
+				"Error adding dist/jquery-ui.min.js." );
+			Release.exec( "git add --force dist/themes",
+				"Error adding dist/themes." );
+
 			fn( files );
 		} );
 	}