diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
index 4e133eb..c97a5ac 100644
--- a/.github/release.yml
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Set NPM version #get the version from the tag
+      - name: Set NPM version
         run: npm version ${{ github.ref_name }} --allow-same-version --no-git-tag-version
 
+      - name: Build API client
+        run: npm run generate-api:infisical
+
       - name: Build SDK
         run: npm run build
 
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish NPM
-        run: npm publish --access public --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+        run: npm publish --dry-run --access public --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/ # todo: remove dry run
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}