diff --git a/v-next/example-project/package.json b/v-next/example-project/package.json
index 8ace38e8bb..735f8dedab 100644
--- a/v-next/example-project/package.json
+++ b/v-next/example-project/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     "lint:fix": "pnpm prettier --write",
     "prettier": "prettier \"**/*.{ts,js,md,json}\"",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-build-system/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-build-system/package.json
index 03acfd5bc2..cb18065a18 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-build-system/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-build-system/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-errors/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-errors/package.json
index 5be8b3ff86..d1376b34c6 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-errors/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-errors/package.json
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-mocha-test-runner/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-mocha-test-runner/package.json
index 6a4ca9b05f..693c0cedb6 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-mocha-test-runner/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-mocha-test-runner/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-node-test-reporter/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-node-test-reporter/package.json
index 6d610474f7..62fb14db36 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-node-test-reporter/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-node-test-reporter/package.json
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@
     "test:integration": "node --import tsx/esm integration-tests/index.ts --color",
     "posttest": "pnpm test:integration",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:integration": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-node-test-runner/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-node-test-runner/package.json
index 86a8c395d9..caac0e931d 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-node-test-runner/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-node-test-runner/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-test-utils/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-test-utils/package.json
index 20c45a69e3..e7c80fa993 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-test-utils/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-test-utils/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-utils/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-utils/package.json
index acb2b5d227..bdf42d3c9b 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-utils/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-utils/package.json
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat-zod-utils/package.json b/v-next/hardhat-zod-utils/package.json
index 645df1aed6..e5815697d1 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat-zod-utils/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat-zod-utils/package.json
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/hardhat/package.json b/v-next/hardhat/package.json
index a01afc2c15..58c66e1113 100644
--- a/v-next/hardhat/package.json
+++ b/v-next/hardhat/package.json
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/v-next/template-package/package.json b/v-next/template-package/package.json
index cb28ecd6fd..d92af696cb 100644
--- a/v-next/template-package/package.json
+++ b/v-next/template-package/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     "test": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "test:only": "node --import tsx/esm --test --test-only --test-reporter=@ignored/hardhat-vnext-node-test-reporter \"test/*.ts\" \"test/!(fixture-projects|helpers)/**/*.ts\"",
     "pretest": "pnpm build",
+    "pretest:only": "pnpm build",
     "build": "tsc --build .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm build",
     "clean": "rimraf dist"
   },
   "files": [