diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 509ed5a..e43c08d 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -362,8 +362,10 @@ build_release_linux() {
     fi
 
     # ── Package: release/linux/ ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-    rm -rf "$out"
+    # Remove only THIS variant's prior artifacts so full-node and lite releases can coexist in the
+    # same output dir (both ObsidianDragon* and ObsidianDragonLite* end up under release/linux/).
     mkdir -p "$out"
+    rm -rf "$out/${APP_BASENAME}-"* "$out/${APP_BASENAME}.AppImage"
 
     local DIST="${APP_BASENAME}-${VERSION}-Linux-x64"
     local dist_dir="$out/$DIST"
@@ -714,8 +716,9 @@ HDR
     info "Binary: $(du -h "bin/${APP_BASENAME}.exe" | cut -f1)"
 
     # ── Package: release/windows/ ────────────────────────────────────────────
-    rm -rf "$out"
+    # Remove only THIS variant's prior artifacts so full-node and lite releases coexist here.
     mkdir -p "$out"
+    rm -rf "$out/${APP_BASENAME}-"* "$out/${APP_BASENAME}.exe"
 
     local DIST="${APP_BASENAME}-${VERSION}-Windows-x64"
     local dist_dir="$out/$DIST"