diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1004a62f4..99a8806d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "pipeline:version-stamp": "node scripts/version-stamp.mjs",
     "docker:build-runtime": "docker build --target runtime -t ghcr.io/gsd-build/gsd-pi .",
     "docker:build-builder": "docker build --target builder -t ghcr.io/gsd-build/gsd-ci-builder .",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run sync-pkg-version && npm run sync-platform-versions && git diff --exit-code || (echo 'ERROR: version sync changed files — commit them before publishing' && exit 1) && npm run build && npm run typecheck:extensions && npm run validate-pack"
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run sync-pkg-version && npm run sync-platform-versions && ([ \"$CI\" = 'true' ] || git diff --exit-code || (echo 'ERROR: version sync changed files — commit them before publishing' && exit 1)) && npm run build && npm run typecheck:extensions && npm run validate-pack"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.73.0",