diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml
index ec83d247..d72807ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-plugin-archive.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       PHP_VERSION_BUILD:
         description: PHP version to use when executing build tools.
-        default: "8.0"
+        default: "8.2"
         required: false
         type: string
       ARCHIVE_NAME:
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Install production dependencies
     timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      artifact: ${{ steps.set-artifact-name.outputs.artifact }}
     env:
       ENV_VARS: ${{ secrets.ENV_VARS }}
       COMPOSER_AUTH: '${{ secrets.COMPOSER_AUTH_JSON }}'
@@ -131,9 +133,11 @@ jobs:
             !./.git
             !./.ddev
             !./.github
+          include-hidden-files: true
+
   run-build-tools:
     name: Process build steps
-    timeout-minutes: 5
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: checkout-dependencies
     env:
@@ -147,6 +151,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.checkout-dependencies.outputs.artifact }}
+
+      - name: Set up PHP
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: ${{ inputs.PHP_VERSION_BUILD }}
+          tools: humbug/php-scoper, rector
+
       - name: Check optional Composer build tools
         id: composer-tools
         run: |
@@ -157,17 +168,29 @@ jobs:
               echo "$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"
+          }
+          hasScoperConfig(){
+            test -f scoper.inc.php
+            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: |
@@ -202,16 +225,38 @@ 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: |
+          php-scoper add-prefix --force --output-dir=build
+          composer --working-dir=build dump-autoload -o
+          sed -i "s/'__composer_autoload_files'/\'__composer_autoload_files_${{ github.sha }}'/g" "build/vendor/composer/autoload_real.php"
+
+      - name: Move code to the `build/` directory
+        if: steps.composer-tools.outputs.php-scoper != '0'
+        run: |
+          shopt -s extglob dotglob
+          mkdir build
+          mv !(build) build
+
       - name: Set artifact name
         id: set-artifact-name
         run: echo "artifact=interim-built" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.set-artifact-name.outputs.artifact }}
           path: |
-            .
-            !**/node_modules
+            build/
+            !build/**/node_modules
+          include-hidden-files: true
+
   create-plugin-archive:
     name: Create build archive
     timeout-minutes: 5
@@ -239,11 +284,9 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "archive-name=${ARCHIVE_NAME:-${{ github.event.repository.name }}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Add commit hash to plugin header
-        working-directory: interim-deps
         run: 'sed -Ei "s/SHA: .*/SHA: ${GIT_SHA}/g" ${{ inputs.PLUGIN_MAIN_FILE }}'
 
       - name: Set plugin version header
-        working-directory: interim-deps
         run: 'sed -Ei "s/Version: .*/Version: ${PLUGIN_VERSION}/g" ${{ inputs.PLUGIN_MAIN_FILE }}'
 
       - name: Set up PHP
@@ -261,7 +304,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run WP-CLI command
         run: |
-          wp dist-archive ./interim-deps ./archive.zip --plugin-dirname=${{ steps.plugin-folder-name.outputs.plugin-folder-name }}
+          wp dist-archive . ./archive.zip --plugin-dirname=${{ steps.plugin-folder-name.outputs.plugin-folder-name }}
 
         # GitHub Action artifacts would otherwise produce a zip within a zip
       - name: Unzip archive to dist/
@@ -276,3 +319,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.set-artifact-name.outputs.artifact }}
           path: ./dist/*
+          include-hidden-files: true
diff --git a/docs/archive-creation.md b/docs/archive-creation.md
index b7cb8fe7..05f9c5e7 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