diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd25389c..ea05956c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npm run tslint && npm run compile && npm run documentation",
-    "changelog": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0",
+    "changelog": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0 && git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'docs: update changelog'",
     "check-configuration": "openstapps-configuration",
     "compile": "tsc",
     "documentation": "typedoc --includeDeclarations --excludeExternals --mode modules --out docs src",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
     "test": "nyc mocha --require ts-node/register --require source-map-support/register --ui mocha-typescript --recursive 'test/*.spec.ts'",
     "tslint": "tslint 'src/**/*.ts'"
   },