diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-bananas-poke.md b/.changeset/chilled-bananas-poke.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a845151cc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-bananas-poke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 08159e95b1c..adc138baaaf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo build --concurrency=${TURBO_CONCURRENCY:-80%}",
+    "build:declarations": "FORCE_COLOR=1 turbo build:declarations --concurrency=${TURBO_CONCURRENCY:-80%} --filter=@clerk/nextjs --filter=@clerk/clerk-react --filter=@clerk/shared --filter=@clerk/types",
     "bundlewatch": "turbo bundlewatch",
     "changeset": "changeset",
     "changeset:empty": "pnpm changeset --empty",
diff --git a/packages/backend/tsconfig.json b/packages/backend/tsconfig.json
index f11d7b36ca9..38f85bab2bc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "baseUrl": ".",
-    "declaration": true,
-    "declarationMap": false,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "importHelpers": true,
diff --git a/packages/elements/package.json b/packages/elements/package.json
index 5fe9fa14d3f..95902195a0d 100644
--- a/packages/elements/package.json
+++ b/packages/elements/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "app:lint": "(cd examples/nextjs && pnpm lint)",
     "build": "tsup --env.NODE_ENV production",
     "build:analyze": "tsup --env.NODE_ENV production --metafile; open https://esbuild.github.io/analyze/",
-    "build:declarations": "tsc --env.NODE_ENV production -p tsconfig.json",
+    "build:declarations": "tsc -p tsconfig.declarations.json",
     "dev": "tsup --env.NODE_ENV development --watch",
     "dev:example": "concurrently \"pnpm dev\" \"pnpm app:dev\"",
     "dev:theme-builder": "TURBO_UI=0 concurrently --prefix-colors auto --names \"elements,ui,theme-builder\" \"turbo dev --filter=@clerk/elements\" \"pnpm dev -w @clerk/ui\" \"cd ../ui/theme-builder && pnpm dev\"",
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/tsconfig.json b/packages/nextjs/tsconfig.json
index 11f92d1c109..3e6c40dc969 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/nextjs/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "allowJs": true,
     "baseUrl": ".",
-    "declaration": true,
-    "declarationMap": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "importHelpers": true,
     "isolatedModules": true,
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 779fc420eef..bf2c720319d 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsup",
     "postbuild": "node ../../scripts/subpath-workaround.mjs react",
+    "build:declarations": "tsc -p tsconfig.declarations.json",
     "clean": "rimraf ./dist",
     "dev": "tsup --watch",
     "dev:publish": "pnpm dev --env.publish",
diff --git a/packages/react/tsconfig.declarations.json b/packages/react/tsconfig.declarations.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b97a0330a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react/tsconfig.declarations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationDir": "./dist",
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/__tests__/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/react/tsconfig.json b/packages/react/tsconfig.json
index 90e5d8cc9b4..fe00399fb13 100644
--- a/packages/react/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/react/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
-    "declaration": true,
-    "declarationMap": false,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
     "importHelpers": true,
     "isolatedModules": true,
     "jsx": "react",
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index fa7b8ba7d4b..4b53bb2b578 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsup",
     "postbuild": "node ../../scripts/subpath-workaround.mjs shared",
+    "build:declarations": "tsc -p tsconfig.declarations.json",
     "clean": "rimraf ./dist",
     "dev": "tsup --watch",
     "dev:publish": "pnpm dev -- --env.publish",
diff --git a/packages/shared/tsconfig.declarations.json b/packages/shared/tsconfig.declarations.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b97a0330a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared/tsconfig.declarations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationDir": "./dist",
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/__tests__/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/tsconfig.json b/packages/shared/tsconfig.json
index f120c796cd0..c791a8f0a33 100644
--- a/packages/shared/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/shared/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
     "preserveWatchOutput": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "strict": true,
-    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-    "declaration": true,
-    "declarationMap": true,
     "outDir": "dist",
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
-    "declarationDir": "dist/types",
     "jsx": "react",
     "lib": ["ES6", "DOM", "WebWorker"],
     "allowJs": true
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index ce9bb04f6a4..72d6c7c3f0f 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsup --env.NODE_ENV production",
+    "build:declarations": "tsc -p tsconfig.declarations.json",
     "clean": "rimraf ./dist",
     "dev": "tsup --watch",
     "lint": "eslint src"
diff --git a/packages/types/tsconfig.declarations.json b/packages/types/tsconfig.declarations.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b97a0330a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/tsconfig.declarations.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationDir": "./dist",
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/__tests__/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index 6d7bdb5ae37..4b08a1e7b17 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@
       "outputLogs": "new-only",
       "outputs": ["*/package.json", "dist/**", "scripts/**"]
     },
+    "build:declarations": {
+      "dependsOn": ["build"],
+      "inputs": ["tsconfig.declarations.json"],
+      "outputLogs": "new-only",
+      "outputs": ["dist/**/*.d.ts", "dist/**/*.d.ts.map"]
+    },
     "dev": {
       "cache": false
     },