diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd7fd09..e56f6aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx,.js --cache --cache-strategy content",
     "format": "yarn lint --fix",
-    "build": "yarn workspaces run build",
+    "build": "node ./scripts/build.js",
     "test": "yarn workspaces run test",
     "pack": "yarn workspaces run pack"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b4ce1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+
+const workspaces = JSON.parse(
+  execSync('yarn workspaces info --json').toString()
+);
+
+const workspaceNames = Object.keys(workspaces);
+
+for (const workspaceName of workspaceNames) {
+  // don't build example workspaces
+  if (!workspaceName.includes('example-')) {
+    // run build for this workspace
+    execSync(`yarn workspace ${workspaceName} build`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  }
+}