diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c17af11..5d2593f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
+      - run: npm run build
+
       - name: Publish release to NPM
         run: npm publish --provenance --tag ${{ needs.configure.outputs.vtag }} ${{ needs.configure.outputs.dry-run }} --workspace=packages/express-oauth2-jwt-bearer
         env: