diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yaml
index 8b835d96a041..cc149d2242a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       run: yarn --frozen-lockfile
 
     - name: Build
-      run: yarn build
+      run: yarn ci:releasebuild
 
     - name: Publish
       env:
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ jobs:
         npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}
         git config user.name "${{ secrets.UI5_WEBCOMP_BOT_NAME }}"
         git config user.email "${{ secrets.UI5_WEBCOMP_BOT_EMAIL }}"
-        yarn lerna version --conventional-prerelease --force-publish --yes --exact --create-release github 
+        yarn lerna version --conventional-prerelease --force-publish --yes --exact --create-release github
         yarn lerna publish from-git --yes
diff --git a/packages/base/package.json b/packages/base/package.json
index 388df451310f..705f7f48aa1a 100644
--- a/packages/base/package.json
+++ b/packages/base/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "generateAPI": "nps generateAPI",
     "bundle": "nps build.bundle",
     "test": "nps test",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "lit-html": "^2.0.1"
diff --git a/packages/fiori/package.json b/packages/fiori/package.json
index 6494efb170b0..3da87cbe3fd5 100644
--- a/packages/fiori/package.json
+++ b/packages/fiori/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "bundle": "nps build.bundle",
     "test": "wc-dev test",
     "create-ui5-element": "wc-create-ui5-element",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/icons-business-suite/package.json b/packages/icons-business-suite/package.json
index f4cbd8cd2eac..ba2be0ccdc3b 100644
--- a/packages/icons-business-suite/package.json
+++ b/packages/icons-business-suite/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "clean": "wc-dev clean",
     "build": "wc-dev build",
     "generate": "nps generate",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/icons-tnt/package.json b/packages/icons-tnt/package.json
index 92563309e966..1d0cb5b52040 100644
--- a/packages/icons-tnt/package.json
+++ b/packages/icons-tnt/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "clean": "wc-dev clean",
     "build": "wc-dev build",
     "generate": "nps generate",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/icons/package.json b/packages/icons/package.json
index 02f2bce7cbb0..02c8c2584b44 100644
--- a/packages/icons/package.json
+++ b/packages/icons/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "clean": "wc-dev clean",
     "generate": "nps generate",
     "build": "wc-dev build",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/localization/package.json b/packages/localization/package.json
index 76649dd0ac97..cd394fb90a9d 100644
--- a/packages/localization/package.json
+++ b/packages/localization/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "build": "nps build",
     "generate": "nps generate",
     "copyGenerated": "nps copyGenerated",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@openui5/sap.ui.core": "1.116.0",
diff --git a/packages/main/package.json b/packages/main/package.json
index 7ef397012165..25f1decb6a73 100644
--- a/packages/main/package.json
+++ b/packages/main/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "test:suite-1": "wc-dev test-suite-1",
     "test:suite-2": "wc-dev test-suite-2",
     "create-ui5-element": "wc-create-ui5-element",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "exports": {
     "./.port": "./.port",
diff --git a/packages/theming/package.json b/packages/theming/package.json
index 2b8f3c2f4e17..670ef3a8cecf 100644
--- a/packages/theming/package.json
+++ b/packages/theming/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "copyGenerated": "nps copyGenerated",
     "start": "nps start",
     "verify": "node ./lib/verify-vars/index.js",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "tsc"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",