diff --git a/.changeset/fix-release-binary-publish.md b/.changeset/fix-release-binary-publish.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e3953b992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-release-binary-publish.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Fix release pipeline so binaries and desktop installers publish again.
+category: fix
+dev: github-release job sparse-checks-out CHANGELOG.md (was missing a checkout, so the release-notes step threw ENOENT and published 0 assets on v0.47.0); desktop esbuild build externalizes @fusion/engine so it no longer tries to bundle node-pty's native .node binaries.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1d0007e712..7e41ab8137 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -373,6 +373,18 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
+      # FNXC:Changelog 2026-06-25-09:30:
+      # The release-notes step reads root CHANGELOG.md, so this job needs the repo
+      # tree — not just downloaded artifacts. Without this checkout the notes step
+      # threw `ENOENT: CHANGELOG.md` and failed the whole job, publishing zero
+      # binaries on v0.47.0 even though every bun build leg succeeded. Sparse-checkout
+      # only CHANGELOG.md to keep the job lean; no submodules or full history needed.
+      - name: Checkout CHANGELOG for release notes
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: CHANGELOG.md
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+
       - name: Download all artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -401,18 +413,25 @@ jobs:
         id: notes
         run: |
           VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
+          # FNXC:Changelog 2026-06-25-09:30:
+          # Never let release-note extraction fail the publish. A missing/unreadable
+          # CHANGELOG or absent version section falls back to a plain "Release vX.Y.Z"
+          # body so binaries still ship — matching the job's "partial over none" intent.
           NOTES=$(node -e "
             const fs = require('fs');
-            const content = fs.readFileSync('CHANGELOG.md', 'utf8');
+            const fallback = 'Release v${VERSION}';
+            let content = '';
+            try { content = fs.readFileSync('CHANGELOG.md', 'utf8'); }
+            catch (e) { console.log(fallback); process.exit(0); }
             const lines = content.split(/\r?\n/);
             const header = '## ' + '${VERSION}';
             const start = lines.findIndex(l => l.trim() === header);
-            if (start === -1) { console.log('Release v${VERSION}'); process.exit(0); }
+            if (start === -1) { console.log(fallback); process.exit(0); }
             let end = lines.length;
             for (let i = start + 1; i < lines.length; i++) {
               if (lines[i].startsWith('## ')) { end = i; break; }
             }
-            console.log(lines.slice(start + 1, end).join('\n').trim() || 'Release v${VERSION}');
+            console.log(lines.slice(start + 1, end).join('\n').trim() || fallback);
           ")
           echo "$NOTES" > /tmp/release-notes.md
 
diff --git a/packages/desktop/scripts/build.ts b/packages/desktop/scripts/build.ts
index 728b875ac0..7c4fb4b453 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/scripts/build.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ import { buildDashboardClient, packageRoot, workspaceRoot } from "./workspace-to
 const dashboardClientDir = join(workspaceRoot, "packages", "dashboard", "dist", "client");
 const desktopDistDir = join(packageRoot, "dist");
 const desktopClientDistDir = join(desktopDistDir, "client");
+// FNXC:DesktopBuild 2026-06-25-09:45:
+// Every workspace @fusion/* package and native (.node) module must stay external
+// to the Electron main/preload bundles — they resolve from node_modules at runtime.
+// @fusion/engine was missing here, so esbuild followed local-runtime.ts's dynamic
+// `import("@fusion/engine")` and tried to bundle engine's transitive node-pty
+// (@homebridge/node-pty-prebuilt-multiarch) native binaries, failing with
+// "No loader is configured for .node files" and breaking every desktop release build.
 const sharedExternals = [
   "electron",
   "@fusion/core",
   "@fusion/dashboard",
+  "@fusion/engine",
   "better-sqlite3",
 ];
 const mainExternals = sharedExternals;