diff --git a/cli/Makefile b/cli/Makefile
index 8931cde560f98..40108291a7376 100644
--- a/cli/Makefile
+++ b/cli/Makefile
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ snapshot-turbo:
 
 
 .PHONY: publish-turbo
-publish-turbo:
+publish-turbo: clean build
 	echo "Version: $(TURBO_VERSION)"
 	echo "Tag: $(TURBO_TAG)"
 
@@ -217,14 +217,12 @@ publish-turbo:
 
 	# Split packing from the publish step so that npm locates the correct .npmrc file.
 	npm pack $(CLI_DIR)/../packages/turbo --pack-destination=$(CLI_DIR)/../
-	npm pack $(CLI_DIR)/../packages/turbo-ignore --pack-destination=$(CLI_DIR)/../
 	npm pack $(CLI_DIR)/../packages/create-turbo --pack-destination=$(CLI_DIR)/../
 	npm pack $(CLI_DIR)/../packages/turbo-codemod --pack-destination=$(CLI_DIR)/../
 
 	# Publish the remaining JS packages in order to avoid race conditions.
 	cd $(CLI_DIR)/../
 	npm publish -ddd --tag $(TURBO_TAG) $(CLI_DIR)/../turbo-$(TURBO_VERSION).tgz
-	# npm publish -ddd --tag $(TURBO_TAG) $(CLI_DIR)/../turbo-ignore-$(TURBO_VERSION).tgz
 	npm publish -ddd --tag $(TURBO_TAG) $(CLI_DIR)/../create-turbo-$(TURBO_VERSION).tgz
 	npm publish -ddd --tag $(TURBO_TAG) $(CLI_DIR)/../turbo-codemod-$(TURBO_VERSION).tgz