diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/create-tag.yml
index 344b6001..167d86d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-tag.yml
@@ -82,3 +82,8 @@ jobs:
         # natively reports GITHUB_REF=refs/tags/<tag> / GITHUB_REF_TYPE=tag,
         # and the build derives the version straight from the tag.
         gh api "repos/$env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY/actions/workflows/ci.yml/dispatches" -f "ref=$env:TAG"
+
+        # Wait briefly for the run to appear, then print its URL.
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
+        $RunUrl = gh run list --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --workflow=ci.yml --branch=$env:TAG --limit=1 --json url --jq '.[0].url'
+        Write-Host "Dispatched CI run: $RunUrl"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-testsigned-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-testsigned-release.yml
index 1423cb9e..d6a0f062 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-testsigned-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-testsigned-release.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ jobs:
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 
         New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path release_assets -Force | Out-Null
-        Get-ChildItem -Path artifacts -Filter *.nupkg -Recurse | Copy-Item -Destination release_assets
+        Get-ChildItem -Path artifacts -Filter *.nupkg -Recurse |
+          Where-Object { $_.FullName -notmatch 'baseref' } |
+          Copy-Item -Destination release_assets
 
         $Packages = Get-ChildItem -Path release_assets -Filter *.nupkg
         Write-Host "NuGet packages found:"