diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e318652dc2..3b3d5604eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "// empty in published package" > postinstall.js
 
+      - name: Write dist/package.json
+        run: |
+          echo "{ \"type\": \"commonjs\" }" > dist/package.json
+
       - name: Create Archive
         run: |
           zip -r dist dist
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1bfab63403..c25e516601 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 
 - *...Add new stuff here...*
 
+## 2.1.6-pre.1
+
+### 🐞 Bug fixes
+
+- Publish `dist/package.json` (#998).
+
 ## 2.1.5
 
 ### 🐞 Bug fixes
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4ba4af67c1..2721fca585 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "maplibre-gl",
-  "version": "2.1.5",
+  "version": "2.1.6-pre.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "maplibre-gl",
-      "version": "2.1.5",
+      "version": "2.1.6-pre.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8fef7f134b..d6c8a97e3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "maplibre-gl",
   "description": "BSD licensed community fork of mapbox-gl, a WebGL interactive maps library",
-  "version": "2.1.5",
+  "version": "2.1.6-pre.1",
   "main": "dist/maplibre-gl.js",
   "style": "dist/maplibre-gl.css",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",