diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 283fef4e..40090cd9 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -6,4 +6,9 @@
 _config.yml export-ignore
 release.sh export-ignore
 
+# cypress
+cypress export-ignore
+cypress.config.js export-ignore
+cypress.env.json
+
 *.sh text eol=lf
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index e720a3a9..8e104ea2 100644
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [ $1 = "prepare" ]; then
 	mkdir -p tmp
 
 	# get myaac from git archive
-	git archive --format zip --output tmp/myaac.zip master
+	git archive --format zip --output tmp/myaac.zip 0.9
 
 	cd tmp/ || exit
 
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ if [ $1 = "prepare" ]; then
 	unzip -q myaac.zip -d $dir
 	rm myaac.zip
 
+	cd $dir || exit
+
+	# dependencies
+	composer install
+
 	echo "Now you can make changes to $dir. When you are ready, type 'release.sh pack'"
 	exit
 fi
@@ -62,4 +67,4 @@ if [ $1 = "pack" ]; then
 	echo "Done. Released files can be found in 'releases' directory."
 
 	exit
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi