diff --git a/build-system/pr-check/dist.js b/build-system/pr-check/dist.js
index 53b7cc77ed995..30256467c06d0 100644
--- a/build-system/pr-check/dist.js
+++ b/build-system/pr-check/dist.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function main() {
   const startTime = startTimer(FILENAME, FILENAME);
 
   if (!isTravisPullRequestBuild()) {
+    timedExecOrDie('gulp update-packages');
     timedExecOrDie('gulp dist --fortesting');
     uploadDistOutput(FILENAME);
   } else {
diff --git a/build-system/pr-check/local-tests.js b/build-system/pr-check/local-tests.js
index 135ffe83b4e1b..ac8473ab300ed 100644
--- a/build-system/pr-check/local-tests.js
+++ b/build-system/pr-check/local-tests.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function main() {
 
   if (!isTravisPullRequestBuild()) {
     downloadBuildOutput(FILENAME);
+    timedExecOrDie('gulp update-packages');
     timedExecOrDie('gulp test --integration --nobuild --coverage');
     timedExecOrDie('gulp test --unit --nobuild --headless --coverage');
     timedExecOrDie('gulp test --dev_dashboard --nobuild');
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ function main() {
       return 0;
     }
     downloadBuildOutput(FILENAME);
+    timedExecOrDie('gulp update-packages');
     if (buildTargets.has('RUNTIME') ||
         buildTargets.has('BUILD_SYSTEM') ||
         buildTargets.has('UNIT_TEST')) {