diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 7869204..41f9772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     # TODO: update to released workflow
     uses: IronCoreLabs/workflows/.github/workflows/typescript-release.yaml@add-typescript-release
     with:
-      pre_publish_steps: "./build.js; cd dist"
+      pre_publish_steps: "./build.js"
+      publish_working_directory: "dist"
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8340399..7283d7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 1.1.0
+## 1.1.1
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7cf778..07ee69f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
         "build": "./build.js",
         "test": "yarn run lint && yarn run unit",
         "unit": "jest --coverage",
-        "lint": "tslint -p \"tsconfig.json\" -e \"**/tests/**\" \"src/**/*.ts\""
+        "lint": "tslint -p \"tsconfig.json\" -e \"**/tests/**\" \"src/**/*.ts\"",
+        "prepublishOnly": "[ -f index.js ] || (echo \"index.js not found. Ensure you're publishing from ./dist.\" && exit 1)"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@ironcorelabs/recrypt-node-binding": "^0.11.0",