diff --git a/.changeset/rude-bobcats-chew.md b/.changeset/rude-bobcats-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ab9986a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rude-bobcats-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"mobx-react": patch
+"mobx-react-lite": patch
+---
+
+Fixed release with missing dist files
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 415d7beac..49ca831eb 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
     "packages": ["packages/*"],
-    "version": "independent"
+    "version": "independent",
+    "npmClient": "yarn",
+    "useWorkspaces": true
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 869e9df29..2f339466d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         "coverage": "jest --coverage",
         "lint": "eslint packages/*/src/**/* --ext .js,.ts,.tsx",
         "prettier": "prettier --write **/*.{js,ts,md}",
-        "release": "yarn changeset publish",
+        "release": "yarn lerna run prepublish && yarn changeset publish",
         "mobx": "yarn workspace mobx",
         "mobx-react": "yarn workspace mobx-react",
         "mobx-react-lite": "yarn workspace mobx-react-lite",