diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-vsix.yml b/.github/workflows/build-vsix.yml
index edf7de9..7abe3b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-vsix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-vsix.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Extension version: ${VERSION}"
 
+      - name: Create dist directory
+        run: mkdir -p dist
+
       - name: Package VSIX
         working-directory: vscode-extension
         run: npx @vscode/vsce package --no-dependencies --allow-missing-repository --skip-license --out "../dist/agentsec-${VERSION}.vsix"