diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 927207c12..dc0e05ae3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - run: npm ci
+      - name: Build library
+        run: npm run build_lib
       - name: Publish to NPM
         run: npx release-plan publish --provenance
         env:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0439fba63..dd538dda9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "ng": "ng",
     "npm_pack": "cd dist/angular-shepherd && npm pack",
     "package": "npm run build_lib && npm run npm_pack",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build_lib",
     "start": "ng serve",
     "test": "ng test"
   },
diff --git a/projects/shepherd/package.json b/projects/shepherd/package.json
index 16f6ed4c1..93c07c381 100644
--- a/projects/shepherd/package.json
+++ b/projects/shepherd/package.json
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@
   "publishConfig": {
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
     "directory": "../../dist/angular-shepherd"
+  },
+  "release-plan": {
+    "tagFormat": "v${version}"
   }
 }