diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml
index 92307cdc..72f4f3ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
             !./.github
   run-build-tools:
     name: Process build steps
-    timeout-minutes: 5
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: checkout-dependencies
     env:
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
           php-version: ${{ inputs.PHP_VERSION_BUILD }}
-          tools: humbug/php-scoper:dev-main
+          tools: humbug/php-scoper:dev-main, rector
       - name: Check optional Composer build tools
         id: composer-tools
         run: |
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ jobs:
               echo "$EXIT"
               exit 0
             fi
-            jq '.extra | has("composer-asset-compiler")' < composer.json >/dev/null 2>&1
+            jq '.extra | has("composer-asset-compiler")' --exit-status < composer.json >/dev/null 2>&1
             local EXIT=$?
             echo "$EXIT"
           }
           hasTranslateConfig(){
-            jq '.extra | has("wp-translation-downloader")' < composer.json >/dev/null 2>&1
+            jq '.extra | has("wp-translation-downloader")' --exit-status < composer.json >/dev/null 2>&1
             local EXIT=$?
             echo "$EXIT"
           }
@@ -178,9 +178,15 @@ jobs:
             local EXIT=$?
             echo "$EXIT"
           }
+          hasRectorConfig(){
+            test -f rector.php
+            local EXIT=$?
+            echo "$EXIT"
+          }
           echo "assets-compiler=$( hasAssetConfig )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "translation-downloader=$( hasTranslateConfig )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "php-scoper=$( hasScoperConfig )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "rector=$( hasRectorConfig )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Set up node cache mode
         run: |
@@ -215,6 +221,11 @@ jobs:
           composer global require inpsyde/wp-translation-downloader
           composer wp-translation-downloader:download
 
+      - name: Run Rector
+        if: steps.composer-tools.outputs.rector == '0'
+        run: |
+          rector
+          
       - name: Run PHP Scoper
         if: steps.composer-tools.outputs.php-scoper == '0'
         run: |
@@ -223,7 +234,10 @@ jobs:
           sed -i "s/'__composer_autoload_files'/\'__composer_autoload_files_${{ github.sha }}'/g" "build/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php"
       - name: Move unchanged code to build directory
         if: steps.composer-tools.outputs.php-scoper != '0'
-        run: mv * build 2>/dev/null
+        run: |
+          shopt -s extglob dotglob
+          mkdir build
+          mv !(build) build
 
       - name: Set artifact name
         id: set-artifact-name
diff --git a/docs/archive-creation.md b/docs/archive-creation.md
index 2658c2e3..7a30ca3c 100644
--- a/docs/archive-creation.md
+++ b/docs/archive-creation.md
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ To achieve that, the reusable workflow:
 1. Installs dependencies (including dev-dependencies) defined in `composer.json`
 2. Executes `inpsyde/composer-assets-compiler` if required & configured by the package
 3. Executes `inpsyde/wp-translation-downloader` if required & configured by the package
-4. Re-installs dependencies without dev-dependencies
-5. Sets current commit hash and plugin version in the plugin's main file
-6. Runs `wp dist-archive` to create the final archive (with builtin support for a `.distignore` file)
-7. Uploads it as an artifact for download or further processing
+4. Executes PHP-Scoper if configured by the package
+5. Executes Rector if configured by the package
+6. Re-installs dependencies without dev-dependencies
+7. Sets current commit hash and plugin version in the plugin's main file
+8. Runs `wp dist-archive` to create the final archive (with builtin support for a `.distignore` file)
+9. Uploads it as an artifact for download or further processing
 
 ## Simple usage example: