diff --git a/makeRelease.sh b/makeRelease.sh
index 850635384..5c40def6d 100755
--- a/makeRelease.sh
+++ b/makeRelease.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ read -p "Did you update/commit the version in setup.py " yn
 done
 
 rm dist/*
-npm run build
+npm run dist
 python setup.py sdist
 pip wheel --no-index --no-deps --global-option bdist_wheel  --wheel-dir dist dist/*.tar.gz
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7b5f6246..5bb6fe418 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
         "build": "webpack --env.MODE=development",
         "watch": "webpack --env.MODE=development --watch",
         "start": "webpack-dev-server --env.MODE=development --open",
-        "serve": "cd dist; python -m http.server 8080; cd .."
+        "serve": "cd dist; python -m http.server 8080; cd ..",
+        "dist": "webpack --env.MODE=production"
     },
     "keywords": [],
     "author": "",