diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 26635fe8d9e..c1c52fcafa3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ jobs:
             git config --global user.email $GITHUB_EMAIL
             git config --global user.name $GITHUB_USER
             git pull origin release
-            yarn && yarn build
+            yarn workspace @aws-amplify/core build
             git add ./packages/core/src/Platform/version.ts
             git commit -m "chore(release): update version.ts [ci skip]"
             git push origin release