diff --git a/scripts/lint.sh b/scripts/lint.sh
index 84c096c..c46991d 100755
--- a/scripts/lint.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ npm ci
 npm run format
 
 cd ../../reconcile-python
+cp ../README.md .
 uv run maturin develop -q
 uv run ruff check python/ tests/
 uv run ruff format python/ tests/
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 31b3c78..cdc60e0 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ npm run test
 cd -
 
 cd reconcile-python
+cp ../README.md .
 uv run maturin develop
 uv run pytest -v
 cd -