diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 4ff79e87..a0519430 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ recursive-include rapidfireai/evals/utils *.py
 
 # Include tutorial notebooks (including datasets)
 recursive-include tutorial_notebooks *
+recursive-include tests/notebooks *
+recursive-include tests/staging/tutorial_notebooks *
 
 # Explicitly exclude unwanted files and directories - be very specific
 exclude rapidfireai/frontend/node_modules
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d7a96faa..2b6bf2cc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ rapidfireai = [
     "../setup/evals/requirements-*.txt",
     "../tutorial_notebooks/**/*",
     "../tests/notebooks/*",
-
+    "../tests/staging/tutorial_notebooks/**/*",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/rapidfireai/cli.py b/rapidfireai/cli.py
index 1dbb22e9..962153c4 100644
--- a/rapidfireai/cli.py
+++ b/rapidfireai/cli.py
@@ -438,14 +438,25 @@ def copy_test_notebooks():
         test_path = os.getenv("RF_TEST_PATH", os.path.join(".", "tutorial_notebooks", "tests"))
         site_packages_path = site.getsitepackages()[0]
         source_path = os.path.join(site_packages_path, "tests", "notebooks")
-        print(f"Copying test notebooks from {source_path} to {test_path}...")
+        print(f"Copying test tutorial notebooks from {source_path} to {test_path}...")
         os.makedirs(test_path, exist_ok=True)
         shutil.copytree(source_path, test_path, dirs_exist_ok=True)
-        print(f"✅ Successfully copied test notebooks to {test_path}")
+        print(f"✅ Successfully copied test tutorial notebooks to {test_path}")
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"❌ Failed to copy test notebooks to {test_path} from {source_path}")
+        print(f"❌ Failed to copy test tutorial notebooks to {test_path} from {source_path}")
         print(f"   Error: {e}")
-        print("   You may need to copy test notebooks manually")
+        print("   You may need to copy test tutorial notebooks manually")
+        return 1
+    try:
+        dest_path = os.getenv("RF_TEST_PATH", os.path.join(".", "tutorial_notebooks"))
+        source_path = os.path.join(site_packages_path, "tests", "staging", "tutorial_notebooks")
+        print(f"Copying staging tutorial notebooks from {source_path} to {dest_path}...")
+        shutil.copytree(source_path, dest_path, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+        print(f"✅ Successfully copied staging tutorial notebooks to {dest_path}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Failed to copy staging tutorial notebooks to {dest_path} from {source_path}")
+        print(f"   Error: {e}")
+        print("   You may need to copy staging tutorial notebooks manually")
         return 1
     return 0
 
diff --git a/setup/bump_version.sh b/setup/bump_version.sh
index 1661479e..0350dbf0 100755
--- a/setup/bump_version.sh
+++ b/setup/bump_version.sh
@@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ update_constants_tsx_file() {
     fi
 }
 
+copy_staging_tutorial_notebooks() {
+    print_info "Copying staging tutorial notebooks..."
+    cp -rf "$PROJECT_ROOT/tests/staging/tutorial_notebooks/." "$PROJECT_ROOT/tutorial_notebooks"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        print_error "Failed to copy staging tutorial notebooks"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    print_success "✅ Successfully copied staging tutorial notebooks to $PROJECT_ROOT/tutorial_notebooks"
+}
+
 # Get the project root directory (parent of setup/fit/)
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
@@ -347,10 +357,12 @@ update_requirements_txt_file "$NEW_VERSION"
 
 print_success "Version updated to $NEW_VERSION"
 
+copy_staging_tutorial_notebooks
+
 if ! is_github_actions; then
     # Commit the changes
     print_info "Committing version bump..."
-    git add pyproject.toml requirements.txt rapidfireai/version.py rapidfireai/frontend/src/common/constants.tsx docs/BUILD.md README.md
+    git add pyproject.toml requirements.txt rapidfireai/version.py rapidfireai/frontend/src/common/constants.tsx docs/BUILD.md README.md tutorial_notebooks
     git commit -m "Bump version to $NEW_VERSION"
 
     # Create and push tag