diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 09bc520c31..180578c41c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,20 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build -- --no-typecheck --no-lint
       - name: Build Python client bundles
         run: npm run build-python -- --no-typecheck --no-lint
+      - run: npm run build-package
+      - run: npm publish --dry-run
+        working-directory: dist/package
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-firefox
       - name: Run JavaScript tests (including WebGL)
         run: npm test
       - name: Run JavaScript benchmarks
         run: npm run benchmark
+      - name: Upload NPM package as artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: npm-package
+          path: dist/package
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
 
   # Builds Python package and runs Python tests
   #
@@ -152,18 +161,28 @@ jobs:
             dist/*.whl
             dist/*.tar.gz
 
-  python-publish-package:
+  publish-package:
     # Only publish package on push to tag or default branch.
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
+      - "client"
       - "python-build-package"
     steps:
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           pattern: python-wheels-*
           path: dist
           merge-multiple: true
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: npm-package
+          path: npm-package
       # - name: Publish to PyPI (test server)
       #   uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@54b39fb9371c0b3a6f9f14bb8a67394defc7a806 # 2020-09-25
       #   with:
@@ -175,6 +194,11 @@ jobs:
           user: __token__
           password: ${{ secrets.pypi_token }}
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+      - name: Publish to NPM registry
+        run: npm publish
+        working-directory: npm-package
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
   ngauth:
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/build_tools/build-package.ts b/build_tools/build-package.ts
index a049c2e502..1407c7cbcc 100644
--- a/build_tools/build-package.ts
+++ b/build_tools/build-package.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async function buildPackage(options: { inplace?: boolean }) {
     packageJson["scripts"] = { postpack };
   } else {
     delete packageJson["private"];
-    delete packageJson["scripts"];
+    packageJson["scripts"] = {};
     delete packageJson["files"];
   }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fa739e3c0..9d1ecb6441 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     "test:watch": "vitest watch",
     "benchmark": "vitest bench --run",
     "benchmark:watch": "vitest bench",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run test && npm run build-module",
     "lint:check": "eslint .",
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
     "format:check": "prettier --cache . -c",
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@
     "codemirror": "^5.61.1",
     "gl-matrix": "3.1.0",
     "glsl-editor": "^1.0.0",
-    "ikonate": "mikolajdobrucki/ikonate#a86b4107c6ec717e7877f880a930d1ccf0b59d89",
+    "ikonate": "github:mikolajdobrucki/ikonate#a86b4107c6ec717e7877f880a930d1ccf0b59d89",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "nifti-reader-js": "^0.6.8",
     "numcodecs": "^0.3.1",