diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index fca688cea..2401774c6 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ done
 
 # Publish to NPM
 # export NODE_ENV=production
-rm -rf node_modules packages/*/node_modules
+yarn clean  # clean all packages before releasing
 yarn --registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
 yarn config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
 lerna publish "$VERSION"