diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-nodejs.yml
index 19ac494f09..131cb945e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-nodejs.yml
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Prepare opentelemetry-js-contrib
       working-directory: ${{ env.OPENTELEMETRY_JS_CONTRIB_PATH }}
       run: npm install
+    - name: Build opentelemetry-test-utils
+      working-directory: ${{ env.OPENTELEMETRY_JS_CONTRIB_PATH }}/packages/opentelemetry-test-utils
+      run: npm install && npm run compile
     - name: Build opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
       working-directory: ${{ env.OPENTELEMETRY_JS_CONTRIB_PATH }}/propagators/opentelemetry-propagator-aws-xray
       run: npm install && npm run compile
     - name: Build opentelemetry-propagation-utils
       working-directory: ${{ env.OPENTELEMETRY_JS_CONTRIB_PATH }}/packages/opentelemetry-propagation-utils
       run: npm install && npm run compile
-    - name: Build opentelemetry-test-utils
-      working-directory: ${{ env.OPENTELEMETRY_JS_CONTRIB_PATH }}/packages/opentelemetry-test-utils
-      run: npm install && npm run compile
     - name: Build opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda
       working-directory: ${{ env.OPENTELEMETRY_JS_CONTRIB_PATH }}/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda
       run: npm install --ignore-scripts && npm run compile && npm pack --ignore-scripts