diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6673032..3d8ccd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
          - name: Checkout
-           uses: actions/checkout@v2
+           uses: actions/checkout@v4
            with:
               fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ jobs:
          - name: "Automated Version Bump"
            run: npm version patch
 
+         - name: "Build dist folder"
+           run: npm run build
+
          - name: Update & Push
            env:
               GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
          - name: Release
            uses: justincy/github-action-npm-release@2.0.2
            id: release
+
          - name: Print release output
            if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.released == 'true' }}
            run: echo Release ID ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_id }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e86541..3e2953c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    "scripts": {
       "start": "webpack-dev-server --hot --open --mode=development ",
       "build": " webpack --mode=production",
-      "commit": " npm run test-all && npm run build && git add . && cz",
+      "commit": " npm run test-all && git add . && cz",
       "check-types": "tsc --pretty --noEmit",
       "check-format": "prettier --check .",
       "check-lint": "eslint . --ext ts --ext tsx --ext js",