diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a33da33a..3cf0345f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           bun-version: latest
 
       - name: Install project dependencies
-        run: bun run bootstrap
+        run: bun run bootstrap:ci
 
       - name: Build project
         run: bun run build
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 614b12a9..e43ce4da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "main": "./dist/cli.js",
   "scripts": {
     "bootstrap": "bun i && cd dev-server-api && bun i && cd ../dev-server-frontend && bun i",
+    "bootstrap:ci": "bun i --frozen-lockfile && cd dev-server-api && bun i --frozen-lockfile && cd ../dev-server-frontend && bun i --frozen-lockfile",
     "start": "bun cli.ts",
     "start:dev-server:dev": "TSCI_DEV_SERVER_DB=$(pwd)/.tscircuit/dev-server.db concurrently 'cd dev-server-api && bun start' 'cd dev-server-frontend && bun start'",
     "start:dev-server": "bun build:dev-server && bun cli.ts dev -y --cwd ./tests/assets/example-project",