diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4daa14..efe8885 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^5.9.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "release": "node ./prerelease.js && npm test && npm run build",
     "build": "rm -rf ./dist/ && npm run build:bundle && npm run build:minify",
     "build:bundle": "rollup -c",
     "build:minify": "minify ./dist/doip.core.js > ./dist/doip.core.min.js && minify ./dist/doip.fetchers.js > ./dist/doip.fetchers.min.js && minify ./dist/doip.fetchers.minimal.js > ./dist/doip.fetchers.minimal.min.js",
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
     "docs:lib": "jsdoc -c jsdoc-lib.json -r -d ./docs -P package.json",
     "lint": "eslint ./src",
     "lint:fix": "eslint ./src --fix",
-    "pretest": "npm run lint && npm run license:check",
+    "pretest": "node ./prerelease.js && npm run lint && npm run license:check",
     "test": "mocha",
     "prepare": "husky install"
   },