diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 93cf322eb..c618aeb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: changesets/action@v1.4.9
         with:
           cwd: ${{ env.working-directory }}
-          publish: pnpm changeset publish
+          publish: pnpm build && pnpm changeset publish
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/frontend/.changeset/silent-pots-listen.md b/frontend/.changeset/silent-pots-listen.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d6ec6188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.changeset/silent-pots-listen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@liam-hq/cli": patch
+---
+
+Fix build process: call `pnpm build` before release publishing
diff --git a/frontend/.syncpackrc b/frontend/.syncpackrc
index 6ea44f18a..18d760587 100644
--- a/frontend/.syncpackrc
+++ b/frontend/.syncpackrc
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "devDependencies",
     "peerDependencies",
     "scripts",
-    "packageManager"
+    "packageManager",
+    "files"
   ],
   "sortPackages": true,
   "semverGroups": [
diff --git a/frontend/packages/cli/package.json b/frontend/packages/cli/package.json
index 4bfdbb161..373c85ce6 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/frontend/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -51,5 +51,8 @@
     "lint:biome": "biome check .",
     "lint:tsc": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "vitest run"
-  }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist-cli/**/*"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/frontend/packages/configs/biome.jsonc b/frontend/packages/configs/biome.jsonc
index ceed9667a..3a7dd4d0c 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/configs/biome.jsonc
+++ b/frontend/packages/configs/biome.jsonc
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "formatter": {
     "enabled": true,
     "indentStyle": "space",
-    "lineWidth": 80
+    "lineWidth": 80,
+    "ignore": ["package.json"] // some rules conflict with syncpack
   },
   "linter": {
     "enabled": true,