diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 591d426..2612c5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ jobs:
           cache: pnpm
       - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: pnpm build
+      - name: Verify published packages include dist
+        run: |
+          for pkg in packages/hdrify packages/cli packages/hdrify-react; do
+            (cd "$pkg" && pnpm pack --dry-run) | grep -qx 'dist/index.js' || {
+              echo "::error::dist/index.js missing from the packed tarball for $pkg; the publish step would ship a broken package."
+              exit 1
+            }
+          done
       - run: pnpm tsc
       - run: pnpm lint
       - run: pnpm test --coverage