diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3e06294..4ab5d2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: run tests generating coverage
         run: deno task test:coverage
+      
+      - name: run tests no check
+        run: deno task test:no-check
+
+      - name: test build for Node.js
+        run: deno task build
 
       - name: generate lcov
         run: deno task coverage > cov.lcov
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4be7d74..9fcd62e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 !.vscode
 .tool-versions
+oak.bundle.js
 cov.lcov
 cov/
+npm/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_build_npm.ts b/_build_npm.ts
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0d9a535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_build_npm.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net --allow-env --allow-run
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the oak authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+
+/**
+ * This is the build script for building the oak framework into a Node.js
+ * compatible npm package.
+ *
+ * @module
+ */
+
+import { build, emptyDir } from "https://deno.land/x/dnt@0.40.0/mod.ts";
+import { copy } from "https://deno.land/std@0.218.2/fs/copy.ts";
+
+async function start() {
+  await emptyDir("./npm");
+  await copy("fixtures", "npm/esm/fixtures", { overwrite: true });
+  await copy("fixtures", "npm/script/fixtures", { overwrite: true });
+
+  await build({
+    entryPoints: ["./mod.ts"],
+    outDir: "./npm",
+    shims: {
+      blob: true,
+      crypto: true,
+      deno: true,
+      undici: true,
+    },
+    test: true,
+    typeCheck: false,
+    compilerOptions: {
+      importHelpers: true,
+      target: "ES2022",
+      lib: ["ESNext", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
+    },
+    package: {
+      name: "@oakserver/oak",
+      version: Deno.args[0],
+      description: "A middleware framework for handling HTTP requests",
+      license: "MIT",
+      engines: {
+        node: ">=16.5.0 <22",
+      },
+      repository: {
+        type: "git",
+        url: "git+https://github.com/oakserver/oak.git",
+      },
+      bugs: {
+        url: "https://github.com/oakserver/oak/issues",
+      },
+      dependencies: {
+        "tslib": "~2.6.2",
+      },
+      devDependencies: {
+        "@types/node": "^20",
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  await Deno.copyFile("LICENSE", "npm/LICENSE");
+  await Deno.copyFile("README.md", "npm/README.md");
+}
+
+start();
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 2b2a929..ef8e393 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
     "./testing": "./testing.ts"
   },
   "tasks": {
+    "build": "deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net --allow-env --allow-run _build_npm.ts",
     "coverage": "deno coverage --lcov ./cov",
     "example": "deno run --allow-net examples/echoServer.ts",
     "test": "deno test --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net --parallel --ignore=npm",
+    "test:no-check": "deno test --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net --no-check --parallel --ignore=npm,http_server_native_unstable_test.ts",
     "test:coverage": "deno test --coverage=./cov --allow-read --allow-write --allow-net --cert ./examples/tls/RootCA.crt --parallel --ignore=npm"
   },
   "fmt": {