diff --git a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
index 34b0d929..7cfc1e75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 150
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Japanese UI/document fonts, embedded by crates/text/build.rs (CRAFT_FONTS_DIR in the VM).
+      # Bump the commit deliberately; see craftrules standards/fonts.md.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          repository: storytold/craft-fonts
+          ref: abb83316d96aa59c1cf64784289e378fe9fa5695
+          path: craft-fonts
       - name: Package in a FreeBSD VM
         uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@c46abacb49f09938ca4e1702d15d836285d694cc
         with:
@@ -81,9 +88,15 @@ jobs:
             . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
             git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
             # Build outside the checkout so only dist/ is copied back out of the VM.
+            # The craft-fonts checkout is synced into the VM with the workspace.
+            export CRAFT_FONTS_DIR="$PWD/craft-fonts" CRAFT_FONTS_REQUIRED=1
             export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/var/tmp/vectorcraft-target CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=4
             bash packaging/freebsd/package.sh
-            tar -tzf dist/release/vectorcraft-*-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz | grep -E '/bin/vectorcraft$|/bin/vectorcraft-cli$|/share/applications/|/share/icons/hicolor/|/share/doc/vectorcraft/NOTICE'
+            # Every part the package must have, the craft-fonts licences included.
+            tar -tzf dist/release/vectorcraft-*-freebsd-x86_64.tar.gz >/var/tmp/contents.txt
+            for want in '/bin/vectorcraft$' '/bin/vectorcraft-cli$' '/share/applications/.*\.desktop$' '/share/icons/hicolor/' '/share/doc/vectorcraft/NOTICE$' '/share/doc/vectorcraft/OFL-.*\.txt$'; do
+              grep -Eq "$want" /var/tmp/contents.txt || { echo "missing from the package: $want"; exit 1; }
+            done
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: freebsd-package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2eacf20e..3633d9a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ jobs:
       VECTORCRAFT_BUILD_DATE: ${{ needs.version.outputs.date }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # Japanese UI/document fonts, embedded by crates/text/build.rs (CRAFT_FONTS_DIR in the VM).
+      # Bump the commit deliberately; see craftrules standards/fonts.md.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          repository: storytold/craft-fonts
+          ref: abb83316d96aa59c1cf64784289e378fe9fa5695
+          path: craft-fonts
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
         if: inputs.version != ''
       - name: Apply version override
@@ -265,6 +272,8 @@ jobs:
             . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
             git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
             # Build outside the checkout so only dist/ is copied back out of the VM.
+            # The craft-fonts checkout is synced into the VM with the workspace.
+            export CRAFT_FONTS_DIR="$PWD/craft-fonts" CRAFT_FONTS_REQUIRED=1
             export CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/var/tmp/vectorcraft-target CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=4
             bash packaging/freebsd/package.sh
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4