diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb44cb3..3433acb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -332,8 +332,7 @@ For IE11, see [css-vars-ponyfill](https://github.com/jhildenbiddle/css-vars-pony
 
 ```
 npm run build:lib
-cd dist/ng-select2-component
-npm publish
+npm run publish:lib
 ```
 
 ## Update Demo
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6771adf..0c74a5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "build": "ng build",
     "build:lib": "ng build ng-select2-component --configuration production && cp *.md dist/ng-select2-component",
     "build:demo": "ng build ng-select2",
+    "publish:lib": "npm publish dist/ng-select2-component",
     "test": "ng test",
     "lint": "ng lint ng-select2-component",
     "e2e": "ng e2e"