diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index cc6c0ec9..5657cc3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -25,17 +25,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 22
           cache: "npm"
+          # required for proper publish authorization
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Build links-metadata
-        working-directory: ./tools/links-metadata
-        run: npm run build
+        working-directory: ./shared/links-metadata
+        run: npm run build && npm run update-main
       - name: Build links-check
         working-directory: ./tools/links-check
         run: npm run build
       - name: Publish links-metadata
         run: npm publish --access public
-        working-directory: ./tools/links-metadata
+        working-directory: ./shared/links-metadata
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       - name: Publish links-check
diff --git a/shared/links-metadata/package.json b/shared/links-metadata/package.json
index d4fb69bb..807666d9 100644
--- a/shared/links-metadata/package.json
+++ b/shared/links-metadata/package.json
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "@fluffylabs/links-metadata",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
-    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "update-main": "sed -i s#index\\.ts#dist/index.js# ./package.json",
+    "prepublish": "npm run build && npm run update-main",
     "qa": "biome ci",
     "qa-fix": "npm run format; npm run lint",
     "format": "biome format --write",
     "lint": "biome lint --write; biome check --write"
   },
+  "main": "index.ts",
   "files": ["dist"],
   "author": "Fluffy Labs",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
diff --git a/tools/links-check/package.json b/tools/links-check/package.json
index 8fe80790..3a881a21 100644
--- a/tools/links-check/package.json
+++ b/tools/links-check/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fluffylabs/links-check",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "Check list of files for Gray Paper Reader links and make sure they are up to date.",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.6.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@fluffylabs/links-metadata": "^1.1.0",
+    "@fluffylabs/links-metadata": "^1.1.2",
     "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.3",
     "ignore": "^6.0.2"