diff --git a/packages/mui-material-nextjs/package.json b/packages/mui-material-nextjs/package.json
index d15196c61cef73..1e67ea6ef8755d 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material-nextjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/mui-material-nextjs/package.json
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     "build:copy-files": "node ../../scripts/copyFiles.mjs",
     "build:types": "node ../../scripts/buildTypes.mjs",
     "prebuild": "rimraf build tsconfig.build.tsbuildinfo",
-    "release": "pnpm build && npm publish build",
-    "test": "cd ../../ && cross-env NODE_ENV=test mocha 'packages/mui-utils/**/*.test.{js,ts,tsx}'",
+    "release": "pnpm build && pnpm publish",
+    "test": "cd ../../ && cross-env NODE_ENV=test mocha 'packages/mui-material-nextjs/**/*.test.{js,ts,tsx}'",
     "typescript": "tsc -p tsconfig.json"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
   },
   "sideEffects": false,
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "public",
+    "directory": "build"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12.0.0"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b500ac77001f68..3592375b5f6758 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1666,6 +1666,7 @@ importers:
       react:
         specifier: ^18.2.0
         version: 18.2.0
+    publishDirectory: build
 
   packages/mui-private-theming:
     dependencies: