diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
index 4f402a5..d38d995 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Dependencies
       run: npm install
 
-    - name: Run Package Script
+    - name: Run npm build
+      run: npm run build
+
+    - name: Run npm package
       run: npm run package
 
     - name: Extract Version from package.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8e1566..d735aed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "vscode-azurewebpubsub",
     "displayName": "Azure Web PubSub",
     "description": "%azureWebPubSub.common.description%",
-    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "version": "0.0.1-beta.1",
     "publisher": "ms-azuretools",
     "icon": "resources/azure-web-pubsub.png",
     "aiKey": "0c6ae279ed8443289764825290e4f9e2-1a736e7c-1324-4338-be46-fc2a58ae4d14-7255",