diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d5d197ca..000000000
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Exclude development and CI/CD files from release archives
-/.github export-ignore
-/.phan export-ignore
-/tests export-ignore
-/codeception.yml export-ignore
-/.travis.yml export-ignore
-/.dependencies export-ignore
-/.editorconfig export-ignore
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9980a19e..6f8032d09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# v1.7.50.8
+## 11/06/2025
+
+1. [](#bugfix)
+    * Removed over zealous safety checks
+    * Removed .gitattributes which was causing some unintended issues
+
 # v1.7.50.7
 ## 11/05/2025
 
diff --git a/system/defines.php b/system/defines.php
index 1c00fd38e..09c42272e 100644
--- a/system/defines.php
+++ b/system/defines.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 // Some standard defines
 define('GRAV', true);
-define('GRAV_VERSION', '1.7.50.7');
+define('GRAV_VERSION', '1.7.50.8');
 define('GRAV_SCHEMA', '1.7.0_2020-11-20_1');
 define('GRAV_TESTING', false);
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Upgrade/SafeUpgradeService.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Upgrade/SafeUpgradeService.php
index e1ef1e2d9..f52fb5cbd 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Upgrade/SafeUpgradeService.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Upgrade/SafeUpgradeService.php
@@ -914,18 +914,6 @@ class SafeUpgradeService
             $live = $this->rootPath . '/' . $relative;
             $stage = $packagePath . '/' . $relative;
 
-            // Only delete from staging area, NEVER from live installation
-            // Check if stage path is directly under root (e.g., /home/grav/user)
-            // but allow subdirectories (e.g., /home/grav/tmp/.../package/user)
-            $realStage = realpath(dirname($stage));
-            $realRoot = realpath($this->rootPath);
-            if ($realStage === $realRoot) {
-                throw new RuntimeException(
-                    'SAFETY VIOLATION: Attempted to delete directory from live installation during hydration. ' .
-                    'Stage path appears to be directly in live root. This should never happen.'
-                );
-            }
-
             Folder::delete($stage);
 
             if (!is_dir($live)) {