diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb958e9a..f2cedd1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "generate:readme:toc": "markdown-toc -i README.md",
     "generate:assets": "npm run build && npm run docs && npm run generate:readme:toc",
     "bump:version": "npm --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version version $VERSION",
-    "release": "semantic-release"
+    "release": "semantic-release",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",