diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cdc5465..d50fa5c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ jobs:
           name: Build
           command: yarn build-datatable
 
+      - run:
+          name: Copy README and LICENSE
+          command: |
+            cp LICENSE dist/ng-datatable/
+            cp README.md dist/ng-datatable/
+
       - store_artifacts:
           path: dist/ng-datatable
 
@@ -34,9 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             echo "${CIRCLE_BRANCH}"
             if [ "${CIRCLE_BRANCH}" == "production" ]; then
-              cp README.md dist/ng-datatable/
-              cp LICENSE dist/ng-datatable/
-              cd dist/ng-datatable
               yarn ci-publish
             else
               echo "Only the production branch is published"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e9b410..857afa9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "start": "ng serve",
     "build": "ng build",
     "build-datatable": "ng build ng-datatable --prod",
+    "ci-publish": "cd dist/ng-datatable && ci-publish",
     "test": "ng test",
     "lint": "ng lint",
     "e2e": "ng e2e"