diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index b58fa80e1c563..44c020454216a 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ echo "==========================================================================
 echo "building..."
 time lerna run $bail --stream $runtarget || fail
 
-/bin/bash scripts/check-api-compatibility.sh
+DOWNLOAD_LATEST=true /bin/bash scripts/check-api-compatibility.sh
 
 touch $BUILD_INDICATOR