diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-component-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-component-publish.yaml
index be8abe3760..68af9a259f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-component-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-component-publish.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ jobs:
               # a build
               run: yarn --cwd packages/shared-components install --pure-lockfile
 
+            # NPM on github actions doesn't prepare as part of publish for reasons unknown
+            - name: 🚀 Prepare
+              working-directory: packages/shared-components
+              run: yarn prepare
+
             - name: 🚀 Publish to npm
               working-directory: packages/shared-components
               run: npm publish --access public --provenance
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/package.json b/packages/shared-components/package.json
index 4fabf2d83c..526a8cc586 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared-components/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@element-hq/web-shared-components",
-    "version": "0.0.0-test.5",
+    "version": "0.0.0-test.6",
     "description": "Shared components for Element",
     "author": "New Vector Ltd.",
     "repository": {