diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 75b9c8a6..93f85b2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ jobs:
           # create_tag: "true" # whether to create a git tag or not (defaults to "true")
           commit_pattern: "^Release (\\S+)" # pattern that the commit message needs to follow
           workspace: "." # custom workspace directory that contains the package.json file
-          publish_command: "npm" # custom publish command (defaults to yarn)
+          #
+          #
+          # I COULD ONLY GET THIS TO WORK USING "yarn"
+          publish_command: "yarn" # custom publish command (defaults to yarn)
           # publish_args: "--non-interactive" # publish command arguments (for example --prod --verbose, defaults to empty)
 
         env:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c9afa72b..7a253594 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
-  "version": "2.1.16",
+  "version": "2.1.17",
   "description": "Datatable for React based on https://material-ui.com/api/table/ with additional features",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "extends": "./configs/.babelrc"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "prepublish": "npm install && npm run build",
     "start": "webpack-dev-server --config ./demo/webpack.config.js --mode development",
     "build": "babel src --out-dir dist",
     "lint": "npm run eslint && npm run tsc",