diff --git a/scripts/ci/build-and-test.sh b/scripts/ci/build-and-test.sh
index d59459d04..1f6d1be1c 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/build-and-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/build-and-test.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ npm run build:v3
 
 "${DIR}"/lib/prepare-release.sh
 
+# Copy Rust native lib
+echo "    Copying ./native => dist/native"
+mkdir -p dist/native && cp -r native dist/
+rm -rf dist/native/target
+
 # Link the build so that the examples are always testing the
 # current build, in it's properly exported format
 (cd dist && npm link)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/lib/prepare-release.sh b/scripts/ci/lib/prepare-release.sh
index 4f10b1674..5ef1a430c 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/lib/prepare-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/lib/prepare-release.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ for artifact in "${artifacts[@]}"; do
   cp "${artifact}" "./dist-web/${artifact}"
 done
 
-# Copy Rust native lib
-echo "    Copying ./native => dist/native"
-mkdir -p dist/native && cp -r native dist/
-rm -rf dist/native/target
-
 echo "--> Creating pact-web package"
 sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < package.json.web > dist-web/package.json