diff --git a/packages/synapse-client/package.json b/packages/synapse-client/package.json
index 08bb0b7894..40ef7241a5 100644
--- a/packages/synapse-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/synapse-client/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "get-spec": "pnpm get-spec:production",
     "configure": "openapi-generator-cli version-manager set 7.4.0",
     "generate": "MODEL_NAME_MAPPINGS=$(npx ts-node src/util/generateModelNameMappings.ts); pnpm configure && rimraf src/generated && openapi-generator-cli generate -i src/spec/openapispecification.json -c config.json -o src/generated -t out/ --model-name-mappings $MODEL_NAME_MAPPINGS ",
-    "build": "rimraf ./dist && pnpm generate && tsc",
+    "build": "rimraf ./dist && pnpm generate && tsup && tsc",
     "test": "vitest"
   },
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/packages/synapse-client/tsconfig.json b/packages/synapse-client/tsconfig.json
index 36d92ea4ab..fb11601141 100644
--- a/packages/synapse-client/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/synapse-client/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "moduleResolution": "bundler",
     "allowJs": false,
     "noEmit": false,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
     "isolatedModules": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "noUnusedLocals": false
diff --git a/packages/synapse-client/tsup.config.ts b/packages/synapse-client/tsup.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48004e2b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/synapse-client/tsup.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'tsup'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  entry: { index: './src/index.ts' },
+  format: ['esm', 'cjs'],
+  dts: false, // handled by tsc
+})