diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 4825bc2..bd2e80a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Build library
-        run: pnpm build
-
       - name: Build demo
+        # Builds the library first via the demo's build:lib script
         run: pnpm build:demo
 
       - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@7b1f4a764d45c48632c6b24a0339c27f5614fb0b # v4.0.0
diff --git a/demo/package.json b/demo/package.json
index 359d2fe..7d75434 100644
--- a/demo/package.json
+++ b/demo/package.json
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
     "./*": "./app/*"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "vite build",
-    "dev": "vite",
-    "start": "vite",
+    "build": "pnpm run build:lib && vite build",
+    "build:lib": "pnpm --filter @eksml/xml build",
+    "dev": "pnpm run build:lib && vite",
+    "start": "pnpm run build:lib && vite",
     "lint:eslint": "eslint . --cache",
     "lint:eslint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
     "lint": "concurrently \"pnpm:lint:*(!fix)\" --names \"lint:\" --prefixColors auto",