diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-documentation.yml
index 34ec84189e..eeef86e480 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-documentation.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ jobs:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         publish_branch: gh-pages-test
         force_orphan: true
-        publish_dir: ./packages/modelviewer.dev
+        publish_dir: ./packages/modelviewer.dev/dist
diff --git a/packages/modelviewer.dev/package.json b/packages/modelviewer.dev/package.json
index 8761f83f1d..f10c6907f8 100644
--- a/packages/modelviewer.dev/package.json
+++ b/packages/modelviewer.dev/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "<model-viewer> web site and live documentation",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"No tests specified\" && exit 0",
-    "clean": "rm -rf ./examples/built ./lib",
+    "clean": "rm -rf ./examples/built ./lib ./dist",
     "build": "tsc && rollup -c",
     "prepare": "if [ ! -L './shared-assets' ]; then ln -s ./node_modules/@google/model-viewer-shared-assets ./shared-assets; fi",
     "update:package-lock": "rm ./package-lock.json && npm i --only=production",
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@
     "rollup-plugin-replace": "^2.2.0",
     "typescript": "3.7.3"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/modelviewer.dev/scripts/ci-before-deploy.sh b/packages/modelviewer.dev/scripts/ci-before-deploy.sh
index 3971f0a186..d1f64b0559 100755
--- a/packages/modelviewer.dev/scripts/ci-before-deploy.sh
+++ b/packages/modelviewer.dev/scripts/ci-before-deploy.sh
@@ -15,67 +15,95 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 ##
 
-set -x
-
-DEPLOY_ROOT=$(dirname $0)/../
-
-pushd $DEPLOY_ROOT
-
-touch .nojekyll
-
-GITIGNORE="./.gitignore"
-
-rm $GITIGNORE
-echo 'node_modules/*' > $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/@webcomponents' >> $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/focus-visible' >> $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/intersection-observer' >> $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/@magicleap' >> $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/fullscreen-polyfill' >> $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/resize-observer-polyfill' >> $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/filament' >> $GITIGNORE
-echo '!node_modules/@google' >> $GITIGNORE
-
-ln -s ./node_modules/\@google/model-viewer/dist ./dist
-
-mkdir -p ./fidelity
-mv ../render-fidelity-tools/test/results ./fidelity/results
-cp ../render-fidelity-tools/test/results-viewer.html ./fidelity/index.html
-cp ../render-fidelity-tools/dist/* ./dist/
+set -e
+
+DEPLOYABLE_STATIC_FILES=( \
+  index.html \
+  assets \
+  examples \
+  lib \
+  styles \
+  ATTRIBUTIONS.md \
+  CNAME \
+  LICENSE \
+  README.md \
+  node_modules/@webcomponents \
+  node_modules/@google/model-viewer/dist \
+  node_modules/focus-visible \
+  node_modules/intersection-observer \
+  node_modules/@magicleap \
+  node_modules/fullscreen-polyfill \
+  node_modules/resize-observer-polyfill \
+  shared-assets/models/*.glb \
+  shared-assets/models/*.gltf \
+  shared-assets/models/*.usdz \
+  shared-assets/models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/BoomBox \
+  shared-assets/models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/FlightHelmet \
+  shared-assets/models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/DamagedHelmet \
+  shared-assets/models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/Duck \
+  shared-assets/models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/MetalRoughSpheres \
+  shared-assets/models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/AntiqueCamera \
+  shared-assets/environments \
+)
+
+PACKAGE_ROOT=$(dirname $0)/..
+DEPLOY_ROOT=$PACKAGE_ROOT/dist
+
+function copyToDeployRoot {
+  path=$1
+
+  echo "Copying $path"
+
+  if [ -d "$path" ]; then
+    directory="$path"
+  else
+    directory="`dirname $path`"
+  fi
+
+  echo "Creating $DEPLOY_ROOT/$directory"
+  mkdir -p "$DEPLOY_ROOT/$directory"
+
+  if [ -d "${path}" ]; then
+    cp -r $path/* "$DEPLOY_ROOT/$path"
+  else
+    if [ -f "${path}" ]; then
+      cp $path "$DEPLOY_ROOT/$path"
+    else
+      echo "Path not found: $path"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # popd
+}
+
+pushd $PACKAGE_ROOT
+
+mkdir -p $DEPLOY_ROOT
+touch $DEPLOY_ROOT/.nojekyll
+
+# Copy over deployable static files and directories, maintaining relative paths
+for static in "${DEPLOYABLE_STATIC_FILES[@]}"; do
+  echo $static
+  copyToDeployRoot $static
+done
 
-pushd ./node_modules/\@google
-
-MODEL_VIEWER_DIR=$(readlink ./model-viewer)
-SHARED_ASSETS_DIR=$(readlink ./model-viewer-shared-assets)
-
-rm ./model-viewer ./model-viewer-shared-assets
+set -x
 
-mv $MODEL_VIEWER_DIR ./model-viewer
+# Copy the latest fidelity testing results:
+mkdir -p $DEPLOY_ROOT/fidelity
+mkdir -p $DEPLOY_ROOT/dist
 
-pushd ./model-viewer
-echo 'node_modules/*' > .gitignore
-echo 'shared-assets' >> .gitignore
-popd
-
-mv $SHARED_ASSETS_DIR ./model-viewer-shared-assets
-
-pushd ./model-viewer-shared-assets
-echo 'node_modules/*' > .gitignore
-echo 'models/glTF-Sample-Models/*' >> .gitignore
-echo '!models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0' >> .gitignore
-echo '!models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/BoomBox' >> .gitignore
-echo '!models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/FlightHelmet' >> .gitignore
-echo '!models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/DamagedHelmet' >> .gitignore
-echo '!models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/Duck' >> .gitignore
-echo '!models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/MetalRoughSpheres' >> .gitignore
-echo '!models/glTF-Sample-Models/2.0/AntiqueCamera' >> .gitignore
-popd
-popd
+mv ../render-fidelity-tools/test/results $DEPLOY_ROOT/fidelity/results
+cp ../render-fidelity-tools/test/results-viewer.html $DEPLOY_ROOT/fidelity/index.html
+cp ../render-fidelity-tools/dist/* $DEPLOY_ROOT/dist/
 
-git log -n 1 > VERSION
+# Add a "VERSION" file containing the last git commit message
+git log -n 1 > $DEPLOY_ROOT/VERSION
 
 git status --ignored
 
 popd
 
+set +e
 set +x