diff --git a/USER_GUIDE.md b/USER_GUIDE.md
index 3829ee45..2583531c 100644
--- a/USER_GUIDE.md
+++ b/USER_GUIDE.md
@@ -146,5 +146,5 @@ For detailed technical documentation, see the [Project Architecture](../PROJECT_
 
 ---
 
-**Version:** v1.8.2
+**Version:** v1.8.3
 **Last Updated:** 2026-04-13
diff --git a/VERSION.json b/VERSION.json
index c46ab395..2dfd88b5 100644
--- a/VERSION.json
+++ b/VERSION.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.8.2",
-  "last_build": "2026-04-13-1939",
+  "version": "1.8.3",
+  "last_build": "2026-04-13-1941",
   "codename": "ConfigSync"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/export_prod.sh b/export_prod.sh
index f65489f4..df6dab6c 100755
--- a/export_prod.sh
+++ b/export_prod.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ rsync -a --exclude 'node_modules' --exclude '.next' frontend/ "$PROD_DIR/fronten
 rsync -a --exclude '__pycache__' --exclude '.pytest_cache' --exclude '.venv' --exclude 'tests' backend/ "$PROD_DIR/backend/"
 
 # Orchestration, Config & Scripts
+mkdir -p "$PROD_DIR/config" "$PROD_DIR/scripts"
 cp docker-compose.yml "$PROD_DIR/"
 rsync -a config/ "$PROD_DIR/config/"
 rsync -a scripts/ "$PROD_DIR/scripts/"