diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6f3bc07d..d7f9a783 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -92,10 +92,13 @@ jobs:
           repository: yaakapp/plugins
           path: ${{ env.YAAK_PLUGINS_DIR }}
 
-      - name: Vendor things for the app
+      - name: build the app
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Vendor the app
         run: npm run vendor
 
-      # NOTE: vendored things need to exist for tests to build
+      # NOTE: Test needs vendor+build to be run
       - name: Rust test
         working-directory: src-tauri
         run: cargo test --all
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4396b0e..f7962497 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
     "tauri": "tauri",
     "dev:js": "vite dev",
     "lint": "tsc && eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx",
+    "build": "run-p build:*",
     "build:icon:release": "tauri icon design/icon.png --output ./src-tauri/icons/release",
     "build:icon:dev": "tauri icon design/icon-dev.png --output ./src-tauri/icons/dev",
-    "build": "run-p build:*",
     "build:js": "vite build",
     "build:plugin-runtime": "npm run --prefix plugin-runtime build",
     "vendor": "run-p vendor:*",