diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cf9c41897..753a4dfc8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "build"]
 	path = build
 	url = git@github.com:siteorigin/plugin-build.git
-
 [submodule "base/inc/installer"]
 	path = base/inc/installer
 	url = git@github.com:siteorigin/siteorigin-installer.git
diff --git a/build b/build
index 7fd812fc6..0876e5b96 160000
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7fd812fc644879872d5ba315ad904d525de1e146
+Subproject commit 0876e5b9620196f6c9a5b58b0122886c874450d3
diff --git a/build-config.js b/build-config.js
index 032953016..6a9f490fb 100644
--- a/build-config.js
+++ b/build-config.js
@@ -41,34 +41,65 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     copy: {
         src: [
-            '**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',                             // Everything except .js, .css and .less files
+            // Use restrictive positive patterns instead of broad match + exclusions.
+            // This fixes Gulp 5 exclusion pattern bug where !build/** is ignored.
+
+            // Root level files (excluding those handled by version task).
+            'changelog.txt',
+            'wpml-config.xml',
+
+            // Directory-based patterns.
+            'admin/**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',
+            'base/**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',
+            'compat/**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',
+            'css/**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',
+            'icons/**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',
+            'js/**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',
+            'widgets/**/!(*.js|*.less|*.css)',
             'icons/**/*css',                                      // Copy CSS for icon packs.
             'js/lib/**/*css',                                     // Copy CSS for JS libs.
             'css/lib/**/*css',                                    // Copy CSS for JS libs.
-            'base/less/*.less',                                   // LESS libraries used in runtime styles
-            'base/inc/widgets/less/*.less',
+            'base/less/*.less',                                   // LESS libraries used in runtime styles.
+            'base/inc/widgets/less/*.less',                       // Widget LESS libraries.
             'base/inc/installer/css/*css',                        // Include Installer CSS.
-            'widgets/**/styles/*.less',                           // All the widgets' runtime .less files
+            'widgets/**/styles/*.less',                           // All the widgets' runtime .less files.
             '!{build,build/**}',                                  // Ignore build/ and contents
+            '!{node_modules,node_modules/**}',                    // Ignore node_modules/ and contents.
+            '!{tests,tests/**}',                                  // Ignore tests/ and contents.
             '!{tmp,tmp/**}',                                      // Ignore tmp/ and contents
+            '!playwright.config.js',                             // Exclude playwright config file.
             '!so-widgets-bundle.php',                             // Not the base plugin file. It is copied by the 'version' task.
             '!readme.txt',                                        // Not the readme.txt file. It is copied by the 'version' task.
             '!readme.md',                                         // Ignore the readme.md file. It is for the github repo.
             '!.editorconfig',                                     // Ignore .editorconfig file. Only for development.
             '!base/inc/installer/inc/github-plugin-updater.php',  // Exclude Installer's  Updater.
+            '!{package.json,package-lock.json}',                  // Exclude node package files.
         ]
     },
-    i18n: {
+    pot: {
         src: [
             '**/*.php',                         // All the PHP files.
-            '!tmp/**/*.php',                    // Ignore tmp/ and contents
-            '!dist/**/*.php'                    // Ignore dist/ and contents
+            '!tmp/**/*.php',                    // Ignore tmp/ and contents.
+            '!dist/**/*.php'                    // Ignore dist/ and contents.
         ],
+        textdomain: 'so-widgets-bundle',
+        destFile: 'so-widgets-bundle.pot',
+        package: 'SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle',
+        bugReport: 'http://www.siteorigin.com/thread',
+        lastTranslator: 'SiteOrigin <support@siteorigin.com>',
+        team: 'SiteOrigin <support@siteorigin.com>'
     },
     googleFonts: {
         dest: 'base/inc/fonts.php',
     },
     fontAwesome: {
         base: 'icons/fontawesome/',
+        version: '6.7.2',
+        css: {
+            dest: 'icons/fontawesome/'
+        },
+        fonts: {
+            dest: 'icons/fontawesome/webfonts/'
+        }
     }
 };