diff --git a/release/release_files.py b/release/release_files.py
index f312b50a24..a6fb7d6481 100755
--- a/release/release_files.py
+++ b/release/release_files.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ blacklist = [
 # gets you through the blacklist
 whitelist = [
   "tools/lib/",
+  "tools/bodyteleop/",
 
   "tinygrad_repo/openpilot/compile2.py",
   "tinygrad_repo/extra/onnx.py",