diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f24da233a..b184ae86a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24521,11 +24521,11 @@
     },
     "packages/studio": {
       "name": "@yext/studio",
-      "version": "0.26.0",
+      "version": "0.26.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.4",
-        "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.26.0",
-        "@yext/studio-ui": "0.26.0",
+        "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.26.1",
+        "@yext/studio-ui": "0.26.1",
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
         "cac": "^6.7.14",
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
@@ -24545,7 +24545,7 @@
     },
     "packages/studio-plugin": {
       "name": "@yext/studio-plugin",
-      "version": "0.26.0",
+      "version": "0.26.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/parser": "^7.21.8",
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.22.4",
@@ -26658,7 +26658,7 @@
     },
     "packages/studio-ui": {
       "name": "@yext/studio-ui",
-      "version": "0.26.0",
+      "version": "0.26.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dhmk/zustand-lens": "^2.0.5",
         "@minoru/react-dnd-treeview": "^3.4.1",
diff --git a/packages/studio-plugin/package.json b/packages/studio-plugin/package.json
index 30dda4b52..2f53cb1db 100644
--- a/packages/studio-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/studio-plugin",
-  "version": "0.26.0",
+  "version": "0.26.1",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/studio-ui/package.json b/packages/studio-ui/package.json
index a857911b5..15051064f 100644
--- a/packages/studio-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/studio-ui",
-  "version": "0.26.0",
+  "version": "0.26.1",
   "types": "./lib/src/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./lib/src/index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/studio/package.json b/packages/studio/package.json
index f1f05eae7..05453b1ff 100644
--- a/packages/studio/package.json
+++ b/packages/studio/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@yext/studio",
-  "version": "0.26.0",
+  "version": "0.26.1",
   "types": "./lib/types.d.ts",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.4",
-    "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.26.0",
-    "@yext/studio-ui": "0.26.0",
+    "@yext/studio-plugin": "0.26.1",
+    "@yext/studio-ui": "0.26.1",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
     "cac": "^6.7.14",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/studio/vite.config.ts b/packages/studio/vite.config.ts
index 6d5fe3fa7..95a3ab95f 100644
--- a/packages/studio/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/vite.config.ts
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@ export default defineConfig((args: ConfigEnv): UserConfig => {
     css: {
       postcss: __dirname,
     },
+    optimizeDeps: {
+      exclude: ["virtual_yext-studio", "virtual_yext-studio-git-data"],
+    },
   };
 });