diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 594e70ef3..99815f06b 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- fix: publish script will correctly update the `package-lock.json` file with the correct dependencies when making a new release
 - chore: updates agent error response to read "Gateway returns error" instead of "Server"`
 - chore: updates dfinity/conventional-pr-title-action to v4.0.0
 - chore: updates dfinity/conventional-pr-title-action to v3.2.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 828b1176f..7be5da626 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@
         "git pull",
         "git checkout release/${version} 2>/dev/null || git checkout -b release/${version}",
         "git merge main",
+        "npm run build",
+        "npm install",
+        "npm audit fix",
+        "git add .",
+        "git commit -m 'chore: release ${version}'",
         "git push --set-upstream origin release/${version}"
       ],
       "after:release": [