diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 984fa56857..7ddbbcf658 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "version:changelog": "npm run conventional-changelog -- -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s",
     "release:prepare": "npm run build:package",
     "release:prepare:dev": "npm-run-all version:bump release:prepare build:rename:dev ",
-    "release:validate": "npm-run-all release:prepare build:wp ci:lint e2e:wp test:wp",
+    "release:validate": "npm-run-all release:prepare build:wp ci:lint e2e:wp test:wp --watch=false",
     "release:dev": "npm-run-all release:prepare:dev publish",
     "release": "npm-run-all release:validate publish",
     "publish": "npm publish --access=public src/.lib/theme && npm publish --access=public src/.lib/auth && npm publish --access=public src/.lib/security",