diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e45cf7549..5fb673798b 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2.2.4
         with:
           version: 7
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3.7.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: '18.x'
           cache: 'pnpm'
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{env.release_releaseAll == 'true' || env.release_plugins_core == 'true'}}
         working-directory: ./packages/contentstack
         run: npm install
+      - name: Compiling core
+        if: ${{ steps.core-installation.conclusion == 'success'  }}
+        working-directory: ./packages/contentstack
+        run: npm run prepack
       - name: Publishing core
         id: publish-core
         uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v2.2.1
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4eb63ff6ff..a1ecc18b1a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20298,7 +20298,7 @@
     },
     "packages/contentstack": {
       "name": "@contentstack/cli",
-      "version": "1.8.2",
+      "version": "1.8.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@contentstack/cli-auth": "~1.3.12",
diff --git a/packages/contentstack/package.json b/packages/contentstack/package.json
index 14e61aab08..397f8d18b3 100755
--- a/packages/contentstack/package.json
+++ b/packages/contentstack/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/cli",
   "description": "Command-line tool (CLI) to interact with Contentstack",
-  "version": "1.8.2",
+  "version": "1.8.3",
   "author": "Contentstack",
   "bin": {
     "csdx": "./bin/run"