diff --git a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
index 9dc8fe0b..4c9849b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
       - Cargo.lock
       - "**/Cargo.toml"
       - .github/workflows/freebsd.yml
+      - packaging/freebsd/**
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           # Nothing to bring back; copying the target dir out of the VM fails on large builds.
           copyback: false
           prepare: |
-            pkg install -y git curl pkgconf cmake python3 libxkbcommon wayland libX11 libXcursor libXrandr libXi libxcb mesa-libs vulkan-loader gtk3 fontconfig freetype2 alsa-lib
+            pkg install -y bash git curl pkgconf cmake python3 libxkbcommon wayland libX11 libXcursor libXrandr libXi libxcb mesa-libs vulkan-loader gtk3 fontconfig freetype2 alsa-lib
             curl -fsSL https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal
           run: |
             . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
@@ -46,3 +47,6 @@ jobs:
             rustc --version
             CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG=0 cargo build --workspace --all-targets --locked
             CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG=0 cargo test --workspace --locked
+            # The release packaging, end to end (a quicker release profile than the real release).
+            CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO=false CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS=16 packaging/freebsd/package.sh
+            tar -tzf dist/release/printcraft-*-freebsd-*.tar.gz | grep -E '/bin/printcraft$|/bin/printcraft-cli$|applications/'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d26fba09..349088ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -220,19 +220,21 @@ jobs:
         with:
           release: "14.3"
           usesh: true
+          cpu: 4
           mem: 12288
           envs: "PRINTCRAFT_VERSION PRINTCRAFT_BUILD_DATE VERSION_OVERRIDE"
+          # The same packages as the FreeBSD CI workflow, plus bash for the packaging script.
           prepare: |
-            pkg install -y bash curl git cmake pkgconf llvm19 perl5 \
-              libxkbcommon wayland libX11 libXrandr libXi libXcursor mesa-libs gtk3
+            pkg install -y bash git curl pkgconf cmake python3 libxkbcommon wayland libX11 libXcursor libXrandr libXi libxcb mesa-libs vulkan-loader gtk3 fontconfig freetype2 alsa-lib
             curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --default-toolchain stable
           run: |
             set -e
             . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
             git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
-            export LIBCLANG_PATH=/usr/local/llvm19/lib CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=4
             if [ -n "$VERSION_OVERRIDE" ]; then cargo xtask version set "$PRINTCRAFT_VERSION"; fi
             packaging/freebsd/package.sh
+            # Only dist/ comes back out of the VM: copying the target dir back fails on large builds.
+            rm -rf target
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: release-freebsd-x86_64