diff --git a/.changeset/legal-peaches-lay.md b/.changeset/legal-peaches-lay.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baa6269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/legal-peaches-lay.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"brand-shell": minor
+---
+
+change the order of tarball installation and build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 11d784d..7c386f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ jobs:
           tarball="$(npm pack --silent)"
           echo "TARBALL=${tarball}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: Install starter dependencies
-        run: bun install --cwd starters/react-npm
-
       - name: Install tarball into starter
         run: bun add ./${{ steps.pack.outputs.TARBALL }} --cwd starters/react-npm --exact
 
+      - name: Install starter dependencies
+        run: bun install --cwd starters/react-npm --frozen-lockfile
+
       - name: Build starter
         run: bun run --cwd starters/react-npm build
 
diff --git a/starters/react-npm/package.json b/starters/react-npm/package.json
index a99cb55..79fa886 100644
--- a/starters/react-npm/package.json
+++ b/starters/react-npm/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "brand-shell": "^0.0.0",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1"
   },