diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a0f20d8..26702a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Check for build artifacts
       run: |
-        test -f packages/frostpane/dist/frostpane.css || exit 1
-        test -d packages/example/dist || exit 1
+        echo "Checking library build artifacts..."
+        test -f packages/frostpane/dist/frostpane.css || (echo "❌ frostpane.css not found" && exit 1)
+        test -f packages/frostpane/dist/frostpane-core.css || (echo "❌ frostpane-core.css not found" && exit 1)
+        echo "✅ Library artifacts present"
+
+        echo "Checking example site build artifacts..."
+        test -d packages/example/dist || (echo "❌ Example dist directory not found" && exit 1)
+        test -f packages/example/dist/index.html || (echo "❌ index.html not found" && exit 1)
+        test -d packages/example/dist/assets || (echo "❌ assets directory not found" && exit 1)
+        ls packages/example/dist/assets/*.css >/dev/null 2>&1 || (echo "❌ No CSS files found in assets" && exit 1)
+        echo "✅ Example site artifacts present"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 60d5b96..fb0552a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify example build
         run: |
-          test -d packages/example/dist || (echo "❌ Example dist not found" && exit 1)
+          echo "Checking example site build artifacts..."
+          test -d packages/example/dist || (echo "❌ Example dist directory not found" && exit 1)
+          test -f packages/example/dist/index.html || (echo "❌ index.html not found" && exit 1)
+          test -d packages/example/dist/assets || (echo "❌ assets directory not found" && exit 1)
+          # Verify at least one CSS file exists in assets
+          ls packages/example/dist/assets/*.css >/dev/null 2>&1 || (echo "❌ No CSS files found in assets" && exit 1)
           echo "✅ Example site built successfully"
 
       - name: Push changes