diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c54b550f..2caf1865 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         "doc": "typedoc --out docs --name ts-async-semaphore --tsconfig tsconfig.json --entryPoints src/semaphore.ts",
         "semantic-release": "semantic-release",
         "postinstall": "husky install",
-        "prepublishOnly": "scripts/remove-scripts.js"
+        "prepublishOnly": "node scripts/remove-scripts.js"
     },
     "engines": {
         "node": ">=14.5.0"