diff --git a/.release-it-fe.json b/.release-it-fe.json
index 134f3d5e8..3531a683f 100644
--- a/.release-it-fe.json
+++ b/.release-it-fe.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "hooks": {
-    "before:init": ["npm run lint"],
+    "before:init": ["npm run lint", "cd frontend && npx gulp build-production"],
     "before:release": [
       "cd frontend && npm run deploy-live",
       "sh ./bin/purgeCfCache.sh"
diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
index bebca1db9..eef5d328c 100644
--- a/.release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 {
   "hooks": {
-    "before:init": ["npm run lint", "npm run test-be"],
+    "before:init": [
+      "npm run lint",
+      "npm run test-be",
+      "cd frontend && npx gulp build-production"
+    ],
     "before:release": [
       "sh ./bin/deployBackend.sh",
       "cd frontend && npm run deploy-live",