diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6b64d28ee2..b69add0df6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,29 @@ env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=5120"
 
 jobs:
+  build:
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    name: "Build Components"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+      - run: npm -v
+      - name: install
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          nx run cli:bundle
+          nx run testing:bundle
+      - run: npx nx affected --target=lint $NX_CALCULATION_FLAGS
+      - run: nx affected:build $NX_CALCULATION_FLAGS --prod --exclude="demoshell"
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/upload-build-artifacts
+
   release-demoshell:
+    needs: [release-npm]
     timeout-minutes: 15
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -79,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/travis/release/release-demoshell-docker.sh
 
   release-storybook:
+    needs: [release-npm]
     timeout-minutes: 15
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -101,7 +124,8 @@ jobs:
           echo $TAGS     
           ./scripts/travis/release/release-storybook-docker.sh
 
-  npm-release:
+  release-npm:
+    needs: [build]
     timeout-minutes: 15
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -127,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh
 
   npm-check-bundle:
-    needs: [npm-release]
+    needs: [release-npm]
     timeout-minutes: 15
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04