diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43425058..f85c541c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"prep": "pnpm scripts prep",
 		"typecheck": "pnpm -r typecheck",
-		"bootstrap": "cargo clean && ./packages/scripts/setup.sh && pnpm install && pnpm prep && pnpm codegen",
+		"bootstrap": "cargo clean && ./packages/scripts/setup.sh && pnpm install && pnpm prep",
 
 		"core": "pnpm --filter @onelauncher/core -- ",
 		"migrate": "sea-orm-cli migrate -d ./packages/migration",
diff --git a/packages/scripts/prepare.ts b/packages/scripts/prepare.ts
index d5e04cca..cefd2b09 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/prepare.ts
+++ b/packages/scripts/prepare.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
 import { readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { consola } from 'consola';
 import mustache from 'mustache';
@@ -77,3 +78,16 @@ catch (error) {
 		consola.error(error);
 	env.__exit(1);
 }
+
+consola.start('building the web_commons package...');
+exec('pnpm -w web_common build', { cwd: env.__root }, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+	if (error) {
+		consola.error(`web_commons build failed: ${error.message}`);
+		env.__exit(1);
+	}
+	if (stderr)
+		consola.error(stderr);
+
+	consola.success('web_commons package built successfully!');
+	env.__exit(0);
+});