diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 08afb84e6..39135eebd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo ::set-output name=tag::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
 
       - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run prepublishOnly
 
       - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v3
         with:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d394a5f2e..954bef013 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "universalviewer",
-  "version": "4.1.0-rc1",
+  "version": "4.1.0-rc2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "universalviewer",
-      "version": "4.1.0-rc1",
+      "version": "4.1.0-rc2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@edsilv/http-status-codes": "1.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69efb029a..acae7de8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "universalviewer",
-  "version": "4.1.0-rc1",
+  "version": "4.1.0-rc2",
   "description": "The Universal Viewer is a community-developed open source project on a mission to help you share your 📚📜📰📽️📻🗿 with the 🌎",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18",