diff --git a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Elastic.Documentation.Site.csproj b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Elastic.Documentation.Site.csproj
index a8ec867072..eb22043210 100644
--- a/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Elastic.Documentation.Site.csproj
+++ b/src/Elastic.Documentation.Site/Elastic.Documentation.Site.csproj
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
            looks the file up by its path with separators replaced by dots. -->
       <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/.vite/manifest.json" LogicalName="Elastic.Documentation.Site._static..vite.manifest.json" Watch="false" />
       <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.js" Watch="false" />
-      <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.js.map" Watch="false" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" />
+      <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.js.map" Watch="false" />
       <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.css" Watch="false" />
-      <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.css.map" Watch="false" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" />
+      <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.css.map" Watch="false" />
       <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.svg" Watch="false" />
       <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.png" Watch="false" />
       <EmbeddedResource Include="_static/**/*.ttf" Watch="false" />
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/EmbeddedStaticAssetTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/EmbeddedStaticAssetTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1d9264166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Markdown.Tests/EmbeddedStaticAssetTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V under one or more agreements.
+// Elasticsearch B.V licenses this file to you under the Apache 2.0 License.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information
+
+using AwesomeAssertions;
+using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration;
+using Elastic.Documentation.Site.FileProviders;
+
+namespace Elastic.Markdown.Tests;
+
+public class EmbeddedStaticAssetTests
+{
+	private static readonly string[] ResourceNames = typeof(EmbeddedOrPhysicalFileProvider).Assembly.GetManifestResourceNames();
+
+	[Test]
+	public void EmbedGeneratedAssets_includes_source_maps_unconditionally()
+	{
+		var mapEmbeds = File
+			.ReadAllLines(SiteCsprojPath())
+			.Where(
+				static line => line.Contains("EmbeddedResource", StringComparison.Ordinal) &&
+					(line.Contains("*.js.map", StringComparison.Ordinal) || line.Contains("*.css.map", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+			)
+			.ToArray();
+
+		mapEmbeds.Should().HaveCount(2);
+		mapEmbeds.Should().NotContain(static line => line.Contains("Condition", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+	}
+
+	[Test]
+	public void NpmRunBuild_deletes_stale_vite_outputs_inside_the_skippable_target()
+	{
+		var csproj = File.ReadAllText(SiteCsprojPath());
+		csproj.Should().Contain("""Include="_static/main-*" """);
+		csproj.Should().NotContain("CleanOldHashedAssets");
+	}
+
+	[Test]
+	public void Site_assembly_embeds_js_source_maps() =>
+		ResourceNames.Should().Contain(static n => n.EndsWith(".js.map", StringComparison.Ordinal));
+
+	private static string SiteCsprojPath() =>
+		Path.Combine(Paths.WorkingDirectoryRoot.FullName, "src", "Elastic.Documentation.Site", "Elastic.Documentation.Site.csproj");
+}