diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 841c40f..bb22006 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "husky install",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
     "antlr4": "node ./scripts/antlr4.js",
     "build": "rm -rf dist && tsc",
     "check-types": "tsc -p ./tsconfig.check.json",
     "test": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 && jest",
-    "release": "npm run build && node ./scripts/release.js",
+    "release": "node ./scripts/release.js",
     "lint": "prettier --check '**/*.ts' --config ./.prettierrc",
     "lint-fix": "prettier --write '**/*.ts' --config ./.prettierrc"
   },