diff --git a/.changes/build-fix.md b/.changes/build-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1166ebade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/build-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+---
+"nodejs-binding": patch
+---
+
+Run tsc before publishing.
diff --git a/.changes/config.json b/.changes/config.json
index 3107b42ff..9ecea3814 100644
--- a/.changes/config.json
+++ b/.changes/config.json
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
         {
           "command": "dasel put string -f Cargo.toml '.dependencies.iota-client.features.[1]' mqtt"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "yarn --ignore-scripts"
+        },
+        {
+          "command": "tsc"
+        },
         {
           "command": "cat Cargo.toml"
         }
diff --git a/client/bindings/nodejs/jest.config.js b/client/bindings/nodejs/jest.config.js
index 3c4eec214..d82be59e0 100644
--- a/client/bindings/nodejs/jest.config.js
+++ b/client/bindings/nodejs/jest.config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ module.exports = {
     testEnvironment: 'node',
     testMatch: ['<rootDir>/test/**/*.(test|spec).ts'],
     moduleNameMapper: {
-        'index.node': '<rootDir>/index.node',
+        'index.node': '<rootDir>/build/Release/index.node',
     },
 };
diff --git a/client/bindings/nodejs/lib/bindings.ts b/client/bindings/nodejs/lib/bindings.ts
index 864265ee0..e3545183f 100644
--- a/client/bindings/nodejs/lib/bindings.ts
+++ b/client/bindings/nodejs/lib/bindings.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import type { MessageHandler } from './MessageHandler';
 
 // @ts-ignore: path is set to match runtime transpiled js path
-import addon = require('../../index.node');
+import addon = require('../../build/Release/index.node');
 
 const { initLogger, sendMessage, messageHandlerNew, listen } = addon;
 
diff --git a/client/bindings/nodejs/types/generateAddressesOptions.ts b/client/bindings/nodejs/types/generateAddressesOptions.ts
index 64f23f870..42075514e 100644
--- a/client/bindings/nodejs/types/generateAddressesOptions.ts
+++ b/client/bindings/nodejs/types/generateAddressesOptions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 IOTA Stiftung
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 import type { CoinType } from '../lib';
-import type { Network } from './network';
 import type { IRange } from './range';
 
 /**