diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
index 4228498efcf..9e4683753e3 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ if [ "$DO_PUBLIC" ]; then
     mv ${release_name} $public_release_name
 
     cd ${public_release_name}
-    rm -rf test package_info developer_scripts doc_tex winutils
+    rm -rf test package_info developer_scripts doc_tex winutils include/CGAL/Test include/CGAL/Testsuite/
     rm -f examples/*/cgal_test demo/*/cgal_test
     sed -i -e "s/define CGAL_VERSION .*/define CGAL_VERSION $public_release_version/" -e "s/define CGAL_VERSION_NR .*/define CGAL_VERSION_NR $public_release_number/" include/CGAL/version.h
     echo -n $public_release_version > VERSION 2>&1