diff --git a/.woodpecker/.continuous-deployment.yml b/.woodpecker/.continuous-deployment.yml
index eff4ae0cff..dde6af8ff3 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/.continuous-deployment.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/.continuous-deployment.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ steps:
   composer_install:
     image: friendicaci/php8.2:php8.2.16
     commands:
+      - mkdir addon # create empty addon folder to appease composer
       - export COMPOSER_HOME=.composer
       - composer validate
       - composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
diff --git a/.woodpecker/.releaser.yml b/.woodpecker/.releaser.yml
index 0c7caac009..794ba5fbd3 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/.releaser.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/.releaser.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ steps:
   composer_install:
     image: friendicaci/php8.2:php8.2.16
     commands:
+      - mkdir addon # create empty addon folder to appease composer
       - export COMPOSER_HOME=.composer
       - composer validate
       - composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader