diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7085882893..956a00150e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '16.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
+      - run: npm ci
+
       - run: npx lerna publish from-git --no-verify-access --yes
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 82886c1962..86d288d727 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
 		"build": "tsc --build && copyfiles \"src/**/*.*\" -e \"src/**/*.ts\" -u 1 dist",
 		"cleanup": "rimraf dist",
 		"dev": "cross-env DIRECTUS_DEV=true NODE_ENV=development ts-node-dev --files --transpile-only --respawn --watch \".env\" --inspect --exit-child -- src/start.ts",
-		"cli": "cross-env DIRECTUS_DEV=true NODE_ENV=development ts-node --script-mode --transpile-only src/cli/index.ts",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+		"cli": "cross-env DIRECTUS_DEV=true NODE_ENV=development ts-node --script-mode --transpile-only src/cli/index.ts"
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=12.20.0"
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 71210dc11d..cb674bc532 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 		"serve": "vite preview",
 		"copy-docs-images": "rimraf public/img/docs && copyfiles -u 3 \"../docs/assets/**/*\" \"public/img/docs\" --verbose",
 		"predev": "npm run copy-docs-images",
-		"prebuild": "npm run copy-docs-images",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+		"prebuild": "npm run copy-docs-images"
 	},
 	"gitHead": "24621f3934dc77eb23441331040ed13c676ceffd",
 	"devDependencies": {
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index 72d666ffa9..c47fa4f635 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ b/docs/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "node build.js",
 		"dev": "npm-watch build",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
 		"dev:site": "vuepress dev",
 		"build:site": "vuepress build"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 1b9c82391c..163af7a674 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 		"dist"
 	],
 	"scripts": {
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
 		"prebuild": "npm run cleanup",
 		"build": "tsc --project ./tsconfig.json",
 		"cleanup": "run-p cleanup:*",
diff --git a/packages/extension-sdk/package.json b/packages/extension-sdk/package.json
index 341d0640a0..8dc26bc8f6 100644
--- a/packages/extension-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/extension-sdk/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 		"build:esm": "tsc --project ./tsconfig.json --module ES2015 --outDir ./dist/esm",
 		"build:cjs": "tsc --project ./tsconfig.json --module CommonJS --outDir ./dist/cjs",
 		"cleanup": "rimraf ./dist",
-		"dev": "npm run build -- -w --preserveWatchOutput --incremental",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run cleanup && npm run build"
+		"dev": "npm run build -- -w --preserveWatchOutput --incremental"
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=12.20.0"
diff --git a/packages/format-title/package.json b/packages/format-title/package.json
index dfce7290c7..f8dee3a7f0 100644
--- a/packages/format-title/package.json
+++ b/packages/format-title/package.json
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"prebuild": "rimraf dist",
 		"build": "rollup -c rollup.config.js",
-		"start": "rollup -c rollup.config.js -w",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+		"start": "rollup -c rollup.config.js -w"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "19.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/schema/package.json b/packages/schema/package.json
index dfc17b4eb5..30934ba090 100644
--- a/packages/schema/package.json
+++ b/packages/schema/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "tsc --build && echo \"Built successfully\"",
 		"prepare": "npm run build",
-		"dev": "npm-watch build",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+		"dev": "npm-watch build"
 	},
 	"watch": {
 		"build": {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 9918eed5de..2ba62c3550 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		"dist"
 	],
 	"scripts": {
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
 		"prebuild": "npm run cleanup",
 		"build": "run-p build:*",
 		"build:targets": "rollup -c",
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index 6c256eb553..d9d58d1aee 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 		"build:esm": "tsc --project ./tsconfig.json --module ES2015 --outDir ./dist/esm",
 		"build:cjs": "tsc --project ./tsconfig.json --module CommonJS --outDir ./dist/cjs",
 		"cleanup": "rimraf ./dist",
-		"dev": "npm run build -- -w --preserveWatchOutput --incremental",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run cleanup && npm run build"
+		"dev": "npm run build -- -w --preserveWatchOutput --incremental"
 	},
 	"author": "Nicola Krumschmidt",
 	"gitHead": "24621f3934dc77eb23441331040ed13c676ceffd",
diff --git a/packages/specs/package.json b/packages/specs/package.json
index 56ff4c32aa..3e6a5fd9ef 100644
--- a/packages/specs/package.json
+++ b/packages/specs/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 		"validate": "swagger-cli validate src/openapi.yaml",
 		"build": "swagger-cli bundle src/openapi.yaml -o dist/openapi.json",
 		"build:deref": "swagger-cli bundle src/openapi.yaml -o dist/openapi-deref.json --dereference",
-		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
 		"dev": "npm-watch build"
 	},
 	"watch": {