diff --git a/.changeset/empty-boxes-remain.md b/.changeset/empty-boxes-remain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2a7877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/empty-boxes-remain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@wethegit/react-gallery": patch
+---
+
+Ensures that the `dist/` directory is removed before running a build. Users were seeing unwanted artifacts with conflicting React dependencies.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41d7c1e..b5d947e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "husky",
     "start": "vite",
+    "prebuild": "rm -rf dist",
     "build": "vite build",
     "lint:scripts": "eslint --fix --ext .jsx,js --ignore-path .gitignore .",
     "lint:styles": "stylelint src/**/*.{css,scss}",