diff --git a/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-asset-update.yml b/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-asset-update.yml
index 8f8f3d7..c923dd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-asset-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-asset-update.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
 
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          npm ci --no-optional
+          npm run build
+
       - name: WordPress.org plugin asset/readme update
         uses: 10up/action-wordpress-plugin-asset-update@stable
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-deploy.yml
index defa34b..b37771b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wordpress-plugin-deploy.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Setup node version and npm cache
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+        cache: 'npm'
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+        npm ci --no-optional
+        npm run build
+
     - name: WordPress Plugin Deploy
       id: deploy
       uses: 10up/action-wordpress-plugin-deploy@stable