diff --git a/products/jbrowse-cli/package.json b/products/jbrowse-cli/package.json
index b5b6e08a2b..80e85dd674 100644
--- a/products/jbrowse-cli/package.json
+++ b/products/jbrowse-cli/package.json
@@ -35,14 +35,15 @@
     "build": "tsc --build",
     "postpack": "rimraf oclif.manifest.json",
     "clean": "rimraf lib",
-    "prepack": "npm run clean  && npm run build && npm run manifest && npm run docs",
+    "prepack": "npm run build && npm run docs",
     "manifest": "oclif manifest",
     "version": "npm run docs && npm run docs:version:add",
     "predocs": "npm run build",
     "docs": "npm run docs:create && npm run docs:format",
     "docs:create": "oclif readme",
     "docs:format": "prettier --write README.md",
-    "docs:version:add": "git add README.md"
+    "docs:version:add": "git add README.md",
+    "postdocs": "npm run manifest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@oclif/core": "^4.0.6",