diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a29ecfc7236..96990e6fbb8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ requests just from the model/types.
     ```
 2. Run the script:
     ```
-    ./node_modules/.bin/ts-node ./scripts/build/generateServiceClient.ts
+    npm run generateClients
     ```
 3. The script produces a `*.d.ts` file (used only for IDE
    code-completion, not required to actually make requests):
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81c80e123b9..426d5ce1d68 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3180,15 +3180,14 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "prepare": "husky install",
-        "vscode:prepublish": "npm run clean && npm run lint && npm run buildScripts && webpack --mode production && npm run copyFiles -- --webpacked",
+        "vscode:prepublish": "npm run clean && npm run buildScripts && npm run lint && webpack --mode production && npm run copyFiles -- --webpacked",
         "clean": "ts-node ./scripts/clean.ts dist",
-        "generateNonCodeFiles": "ts-node ./scripts/build/generateNonCodeFiles.ts",
         "reset": "npm run clean -- node_modules && npm install",
         "copyFiles": "ts-node ./scripts/build/copyFiles.ts",
-        "buildScripts": "npm run generatePackage && npm run generateNonCodeFiles && npm run copyFiles",
+        "buildScripts": "npm run generateClients && npm run generatePackage && npm run generateNonCodeFiles && npm run copyFiles",
         "compile": "npm run clean && npm run buildScripts && webpack --mode development && npm run copyFiles -- --webpacked",
         "watch": "npm run clean && npm run buildScripts && tsc -watch -p ./",
-        "postinstall": "ts-node ./scripts/build/generateServiceClient.ts && npm run generateTelemetry && npm run generateConfigurationAttributes",
+        "postinstall": "npm run generateTelemetry && npm run generateConfigurationAttributes",
         "testCompile": "npm run buildScripts && tsc -p ./ && npm run instrument",
         "test": "npm run testCompile && ts-node ./scripts/test/test.ts && npm run report",
         "integrationTest": "npm run testCompile && ts-node ./scripts/test/integrationTest.ts && npm run report",
@@ -3196,8 +3195,10 @@
         "lintfix": "eslint -c .eslintrc.js --fix --ext .ts .",
         "package": "ts-node ./scripts/build/package.ts",
         "install-plugin": "vsce package -o aws-toolkit-vscode-test.vsix && code --install-extension aws-toolkit-vscode-test.vsix",
+        "generateClients": "ts-node ./scripts/build/generateServiceClient.ts ",
         "generatePackage": "ts-node ./scripts/build/generateIcons.ts",
         "generateTelemetry": "node node_modules/@aws-toolkits/telemetry/lib/generateTelemetry.js --extraInput=src/shared/telemetry/vscodeTelemetry.json --output=src/shared/telemetry/telemetry.gen.ts",
+        "generateNonCodeFiles": "ts-node ./scripts/build/generateNonCodeFiles.ts",
         "generateConfigurationAttributes": "ts-node ./scripts/build/generateConfigurationAttributes.ts",
         "newChange": "ts-node ./scripts/newChange.ts",
         "createRelease": "ts-node ./scripts/build/createRelease.ts",