diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index ef1f720cb8..00d5752106 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn install
           yarn build
           cp ../../README.md .
+          cp ../../CHANGELOG.md .
           if [ ${{ contains(github.ref, '-') }} = "true" ]; then
             yarn npm publish --tag rc
           else
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 426bcc3642..1fe0423585 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -152,3 +152,45 @@ jobs:
             printf "Checking MSRV for $package..."
             cargo msrv --output-format json --path "$package" verify | tail -n 1 | jq --exit-status '.success'
           done
+
+  tarball:
+    name: Check NodeJS tarball
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+      - name: Validate the files in the tarball
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: npm/git-cliff
+        run: |
+          yarn install
+          yarn build
+          cp ../../README.md .
+          cp ../../CHANGELOG.md .
+
+          files_expected_in_tarball=(
+              "CHANGELOG.md"
+              "README.md"
+              "lib/cjs/index.cjs"
+              "lib/cjs/index.cjs.map"
+              "lib/cjs/index.d.cts"
+              "lib/cli/cli.js"
+              "lib/esm/index.d.ts"
+              "lib/esm/index.js"
+              "lib/esm/index.js.map"
+              "package.json"
+          )
+
+          tarball_output=$(yarn pack --dry-run)
+
+          for file in "${files_expected_in_tarball[@]}"; do
+              if [[ ! "$tarball_output" == *"$file"* ]]; then
+                  echo "Error: Expected file '$file' not found in tarball."
+                  exit 1
+              fi
+          done
diff --git a/npm/git-cliff/package.json b/npm/git-cliff/package.json
index e9b42a28b3..e1d35e93e8 100644
--- a/npm/git-cliff/package.json
+++ b/npm/git-cliff/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "files": [
+    "lib"
+  ],
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "lint": "eslint .",
diff --git a/npm/git-cliff/yarn.lock b/npm/git-cliff/yarn.lock
index a3e644c78b..75708cce1c 100644
--- a/npm/git-cliff/yarn.lock
+++ b/npm/git-cliff/yarn.lock
@@ -1371,44 +1371,44 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"git-cliff-darwin-arm64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0":
-  version: 2.1.0-rc.0
-  resolution: "git-cliff-darwin-arm64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
+"git-cliff-darwin-arm64@npm:2.2.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "git-cliff-darwin-arm64@npm:2.2.0"
   conditions: os=darwin & cpu=arm64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"git-cliff-darwin-x64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0":
-  version: 2.1.0-rc.0
-  resolution: "git-cliff-darwin-x64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
+"git-cliff-darwin-x64@npm:2.2.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "git-cliff-darwin-x64@npm:2.2.0"
   conditions: os=darwin & cpu=x64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"git-cliff-linux-arm64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0":
-  version: 2.1.0-rc.0
-  resolution: "git-cliff-linux-arm64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
+"git-cliff-linux-arm64@npm:2.2.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "git-cliff-linux-arm64@npm:2.2.0"
   conditions: os=linux & cpu=arm64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"git-cliff-linux-x64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0":
-  version: 2.1.0-rc.0
-  resolution: "git-cliff-linux-x64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
+"git-cliff-linux-x64@npm:2.2.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "git-cliff-linux-x64@npm:2.2.0"
   conditions: os=linux & cpu=x64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"git-cliff-windows-arm64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0":
-  version: 2.1.0-rc.0
-  resolution: "git-cliff-windows-arm64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
+"git-cliff-windows-arm64@npm:2.2.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "git-cliff-windows-arm64@npm:2.2.0"
   conditions: os=win32 & cpu=arm64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"git-cliff-windows-x64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0":
-  version: 2.1.0-rc.0
-  resolution: "git-cliff-windows-x64@npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
+"git-cliff-windows-x64@npm:2.2.0":
+  version: 2.2.0
+  resolution: "git-cliff-windows-x64@npm:2.2.0"
   conditions: os=win32 & cpu=x64
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
@@ -1422,12 +1422,12 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "npm:^7.1.0"
     eslint: "npm:^8.57.0"
     execa: "npm:^8.0.1"
-    git-cliff-darwin-arm64: "npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
-    git-cliff-darwin-x64: "npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
-    git-cliff-linux-arm64: "npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
-    git-cliff-linux-x64: "npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
-    git-cliff-windows-arm64: "npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
-    git-cliff-windows-x64: "npm:2.1.0-rc.0"
+    git-cliff-darwin-arm64: "npm:2.2.0"
+    git-cliff-darwin-x64: "npm:2.2.0"
+    git-cliff-linux-arm64: "npm:2.2.0"
+    git-cliff-linux-x64: "npm:2.2.0"
+    git-cliff-windows-arm64: "npm:2.2.0"
+    git-cliff-windows-x64: "npm:2.2.0"
     tsup: "npm:^8.0.2"
     typescript: "npm:^5.3.3"
   dependenciesMeta:
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index ff741cba1c..4b8038e984 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ msg="# managed by release.sh"
 sed -E -i "s/^version = .* $msg$/version = \"${1#v}\" $msg/" git-cliff*/Cargo.toml
 sed -E -i "s/\"version\": \".+\"/\"version\": \"${1#v}\"/" npm/git-cliff/package.json
 sed -E -i "s/\"(git-cliff-.+)\": \".+\"/\"\1\": \"${1#v}\"/g" npm/git-cliff/package.json
+pushd npm/git-cliff && yarn install && popd
 # update the changelog
 cargo run -- --config cliff.toml --tag "$1" >CHANGELOG.md
 git add -A && git commit -m "chore(release): prepare for $1"