diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-readers-divide.md b/.changeset/cyan-readers-divide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7324d5c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cyan-readers-divide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/compiler': patch
+---
+
+Build JS during the release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c22423238..1c252b931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CI: true
 
+      - name: Build JS
+        run: pnpm run build:compiler
+
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@v1