diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6b2024e..57cde303 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "changelog": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s -r 0 && git add CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m 'docs: update changelog'",
     "compile": "tsc && sed -i '1i#!/usr/bin/env node' lib/cli.js",
     "documentation": "typedoc --includeDeclarations --excludeExternals --mode modules --out docs src",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm ci && npm run build",
     "tslint": "tslint 'src/**/*.ts'",
     "check-configuration": "openstapps-configuration"
   },