The project fails to build when there is a .webp asset in the StreamingAssets folder

Unity: Build Systems

2023.1.X

2022.2.X

2021.3.X

2023.2.X

2022.1.X

2022.1.0a12 onwards

2022.1 has reached end of life so the issue will be fixed in a newer version.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open the user’s attached project
2. Go to File > Build Settings and press the “Build And Run” button

Expected result: The project is built successfully
Actual result: The project fails to build

Reproducible with: 2021.2.0b16, 2021.3.6f1, 2022.1.9f1, 2022.2.0b1, 2023.1.0a3
Not reproducible with: 2020.3.37f1, 2021.2.0b15

Reproducible on: Windows 10

Note: Reproducible on WebGL, Windows, and UWP platforms