diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9a7df903b9..fa1b260019 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
           SENTRY_DSN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_DSN }}
       - run: yarn test
 
-      # - name: Publish budibase packages to NPM
-      #   env:
-      #     NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-      #   run: yarn release
+      - name: Publish budibase packages to NPM
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: yarn release
 
       - name: Build/release Docker images
         run: | 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 380407d48d..1b9e3aa049 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "initialise": "lerna run initialise",
     "publishdev": "lerna run publishdev",
     "publishnpm": "yarn build && lerna publish --force-publish",
-    "release": "lerna publish --force-publish --yes",
+    "release": "yarn build && lerna publish --force-publish --yes",
     "restore": "yarn run clean && yarn run bootstrap && yarn run build",
     "nuke": "yarn run nuke:packages && yarn run nuke:docker",
     "nuke:packages": "yarn run restore",