diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f68ba25f8..bfc5c7c4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "start": "electron .",
     "grunt": "grunt",
     "generate": "yarn grunt",
-    "build-release": "npm run build",
+    "build-release": "yarn run build",
     "sign-release": "node ts/updater/generateSignature.js",
     "notarize": "node ts/build/notarize.js",
     "build-module-protobuf": "pbjs --target static-module --wrap commonjs --out ts/protobuf/compiled.js protos/*.proto && pbts --out ts/protobuf/compiled.d.ts ts/protobuf/compiled.js",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "build:typed-scss": "tsm sticker-creator",
     "build:webpack": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack",
     "build:electron": "electron-builder --config.extraMetadata.environment=$SIGNAL_ENV",
-    "build:release": "cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production npm run build:electron -- --config.directories.output=release",
+    "build:release": "cross-env SIGNAL_ENV=production yarn build:electron -- --config.directories.output=release",
     "build:zip": "node scripts/zip-macos-release.js",
     "preverify:ts": "yarn build:typed-scss",
     "verify": "run-p --print-label verify:*",