diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a15104ee05..7974b894a2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
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         "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
+        "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
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         "husky": "^8.0.0",
         "is-ci": "^3.0.1",
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/cross-env": {
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+/HKd6EgcQCJGh2PSjZuUitQBQynKor4wrFbRg4DtAgS1aWO+gU52xpH7M9ScGgXSYmAVS9bIJ8EzuaGw0oNAw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "cross-env": "src/bin/cross-env.js",
+        "cross-env-shell": "src/bin/cross-env-shell.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.14",
+        "npm": ">=6",
+        "yarn": ">=1"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
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       "dev": true
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+    "cross-env": {
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+/HKd6EgcQCJGh2PSjZuUitQBQynKor4wrFbRg4DtAgS1aWO+gU52xpH7M9ScGgXSYmAVS9bIJ8EzuaGw0oNAw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6fe03bb5d..0cce13b1d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "@swc/core": "^1.3.67",
     "@types/node": "^18.11.7",
     "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
+    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "eslint": "^8.9.0",
     "husky": "^8.0.0",
     "is-ci": "^3.0.1",
@@ -100,10 +101,10 @@
   },
   "man": "",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "rm -rf dist && tsc",
+    "build": "rimraf dist && tsc",
     "postbuild": "copyfiles -u 1 lib/**/*.ejs dist",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
-    "dev": "NIGHTWATCH_TS_NODE_DEV=true npx ts-node --swc ./bin/nightwatch",
+    "dev": "cross-env NIGHTWATCH_TS_NODE_DEV=true npx ts-node --swc ./bin/nightwatch",
     "eslint": "eslint index.js lib bin api examples cucumber-js test --quiet",
     "mocha": "npm run build && mocha",
     "mocha-coverage": "nyc --reporter=html mocha test/src/ --recursive",