diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index adf6a53d2..ef8efca76 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
     "lint:js": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production eslint --fix --cache --cache-location=.cache/eslint --ext .js,.json,.mjs,.ts,.cjs --report-unused-disable-directives",
     "lint:package": "sort-package-json",
     "release": "yarn run build && auto shipit",
+    "prepack": "clean-package",
+    "postpack": "clean-package restore",
     "publish-action": "./scripts/publish-action.mjs",
     "trace": "./dist/bin.js trace",
     "trim-stats": "./dist/bin.js trim-stats-file",
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@
     "auto": "^11.0.5",
     "boxen": "^7.1.1",
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
+    "clean-package": "^2.2.0",
     "cpy": "^8.1.2",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.2",
@@ -248,6 +251,16 @@
       ]
     ]
   },
+  "clean-package": {
+    "indent": 2,
+    "remove": [
+      "auto",
+      "clean-package",
+      "lint-staged",
+      "packageManager",
+      "scripts"
+    ]
+  },
   "docs": "https://www.chromatic.com/docs/cli",
   "packageManager": "yarn@4.2.2",
   "storybook": {
diff --git a/scripts/publish-action.mjs b/scripts/publish-action.mjs
index 232363812..6443cdb00 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-action.mjs
+++ b/scripts/publish-action.mjs
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ const publishAction = async ({ major, version, repo }) => {
 
   const { path, cleanup } = await tmp.dir({ unsafeCleanup: true, prefix: `chromatic-action-` });
 
+  await $`yarn clean-package`;
   await copy(['action/*.js', 'action/*.json', 'action.yml', 'package.json'], path, {
     parents: true, // keep directory structure (i.e. action dir)
   });
   await copy(['action-src/CHANGELOG.md', 'action-src/LICENSE', 'action-src/README.md'], path);
+  await $`yarn clean-package restore`;
 
   const $$ = (strings, ...args) => {
     console.info(strings.reduce((acc, s, i) => `${acc}${s}${args[i] || ''}`, '🏃 '));
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e79512e47..f278ee78f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6545,6 +6545,7 @@ __metadata:
     auto: "npm:^11.0.5"
     boxen: "npm:^7.1.1"
     chalk: "npm:^4.1.2"
+    clean-package: "npm:^2.2.0"
     cpy: "npm:^8.1.2"
     cross-env: "npm:^7.0.3"
     cross-spawn: "npm:^7.0.2"
@@ -6683,6 +6684,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"clean-package@npm:^2.2.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "clean-package@npm:2.2.0"
+  dependencies:
+    dot-prop: "npm:^6.0.1"
+  bin:
+    clean-package: bin/main.js
+  checksum: 10c0/014192ddd9ccb48288e934f9b4378ed86c57fdf7b65e38c1a61069e73d79845135d2645142f565ed4ff835a8660fa70387e5cd2a26348253cae699d4d3cedd26
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "clean-stack@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.2.0
   resolution: "clean-stack@npm:2.2.0"
@@ -7736,6 +7748,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"dot-prop@npm:^6.0.1":
+  version: 6.0.1
+  resolution: "dot-prop@npm:6.0.1"
+  dependencies:
+    is-obj: "npm:^2.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/30e51ec6408978a6951b21e7bc4938aad01a86f2fdf779efe52330205c6bb8a8ea12f35925c2029d6dc9d1df22f916f32f828ce1e9b259b1371c580541c22b5a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "dotenv-expand@npm:^10.0.0":
   version: 10.0.0
   resolution: "dotenv-expand@npm:10.0.0"
@@ -10673,6 +10694,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"is-obj@npm:^2.0.0":
+  version: 2.0.0
+  resolution: "is-obj@npm:2.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/85044ed7ba8bd169e2c2af3a178cacb92a97aa75de9569d02efef7f443a824b5e153eba72b9ae3aca6f8ce81955271aa2dc7da67a8b720575d3e38104208cb4e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "is-observable@npm:^1.1.0":
   version: 1.1.0
   resolution: "is-observable@npm:1.1.0"