diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release-npm.yml
index cb87159709..b407ed4ff2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release-npm.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' "${NPM_TOKEN}"
           VERSION=$(cat lerna.json | jq '.version' --raw-output)
           echo ${VERSION}
-          DIST_TAG=$(npm exec -- @k8slens/semver --prerelease 0 ${VERSION})
+          DIST_TAG=$(node packages/semver/dist/index.js --prerelease 0 ${VERSION})
           yarn lerna \
             publish from-package \
             --no-push \
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ccfff7c4e..2728d68dea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
     "test:unit": "lerna run --stream test:unit",
     "test:integration": "lerna run --stream test:integration",
     "bump-version": "lerna version --no-git-tag-version --no-push",
-    "create-release-pr": "create-release-pr",
+    "precreate-release-pr": "cd packages/release-tool && yarn run build",
+    "create-release-pr": "node packages/release-tool/dist/index.js",
     "postinstall": "lerna bootstrap --ignore open-lens && lerna bootstrap --scope open-lens --include-dependencies"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@k8slens/semver": "./packages/semver",
-    "@k8slens/release-tool": "./packages/release-tool",
     "adr": "^1.4.3",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "lerna": "^6.4.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f9b6dc34af..418188487f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -38,17 +38,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@isaacs/string-locale-compare/-/string-locale-compare-1.1.0.tgz#291c227e93fd407a96ecd59879a35809120e432b"
   integrity sha512-SQ7Kzhh9+D+ZW9MA0zkYv3VXhIDNx+LzM6EJ+/65I3QY+enU6Itte7E5XX7EWrqLW2FN4n06GWzBnPoC3th2aQ==
 
-"@k8slens/release-tool@./packages/release-tool":
-  version "6.4.0-beta.13"
-  dependencies:
-    rimraf "^4.1.2"
-
-"@k8slens/semver@./packages/semver":
-  version "6.4.0-beta.13"
-  dependencies:
-    command-line-args "^5.2.1"
-    semver "^7.3.8"
-
 "@lerna/add@6.4.1":
   version "6.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@lerna/add/-/add-6.4.1.tgz#fa20fe9ff875dc5758141262c8cde0d9a6481ec4"