diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c0bc2d7315d..4b6e19830bf1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "analyze:prod": "cd dev_mode && jlpm run build:prod --analyze && opn static/stats.html",
     "build": "jlpm run build:dev",
     "build:core": "cd jupyterlab/staging && jlpm && (jlpm deduplicate || jlpm) && jlpm run build",
-    "build:dev": "jlpm run integrity && jlpm run build:packages && cd dev_mode && jlpm run build",
+    "build:dev": "jlpm run integrity && jlpm run build:vega && jlpm run build:packages && cd dev_mode && jlpm run build",
     "build:dev:prod": "jlpm run integrity && jlpm run build:packages && cd dev_mode && jlpm run build:prod",
     "build:examples": "lerna run build --scope \"@jupyterlab/example-*\"",
     "build:packages": "cd packages/metapackage && jlpm run build",
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "build:test": "lerna run build --scope \"@jupyterlab/test-*\" --concurrency 1",
     "build:testutils": "cd testutils && jlpm run build",
     "build:utils": "cd buildutils && jlpm run build",
+    "build:vega": "lerna run build:webpack --scope \"@jupyterlab/vega*-extension\" --concurrency 1",
     "bump:js:major": "node buildutils/lib/bump-js-major.js",
     "bumpversion": "node buildutils/lib/bumpversion.js",
     "clean": "jlpm run clean:dev && jlpm run clean:packages",
diff --git a/packages/vega4-extension/package.json b/packages/vega4-extension/package.json
index 2c4b6b2435e9..430ae6c09073 100644
--- a/packages/vega4-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/vega4-extension/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -b && webpack",
+    "build:webpack": "webpack",
     "clean": "rimraf lib",
     "docs": "typedoc --options tdoptions.json --theme ../../typedoc-theme src",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
diff --git a/packages/vega5-extension/package.json b/packages/vega5-extension/package.json
index 4acfe0a80d5c..4f23c0059eef 100644
--- a/packages/vega5-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/vega5-extension/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -b && webpack",
+    "build:webpack": "webpack",
     "clean": "rimraf lib",
     "docs": "typedoc --options tdoptions.json --theme ../../typedoc-theme src",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",