diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 7785af71..77fbff6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+      - run: npm rebuild duckdb
       - run: npm run test
   # test_16:
   #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "24.x"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       - run: npm run publish
         # env:
         #   NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}