diff --git a/esbuild.mjs b/esbuild.mjs
index f737ead..617f0ab 100755
--- a/esbuild.mjs
+++ b/esbuild.mjs
@@ -31,5 +31,9 @@ if (process.argv.includes("--watch")) {
 		process.exit(0);
 	});
 } else {
+	if (process.argv.includes("--minify")) {
+		options.minify = true;
+	}
+
 	await esbuild.build(options);
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92fe77b..bc98a3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	"browser": "./out/extension.js",
 	"contributes": {},
 	"scripts": {
-		"vscode:prepublish": "pnpm run compile",
+		"vscode:prepublish": "pnpm run compile --minify",
 		"compile": "./esbuild.mjs",
 		"watch": "./esbuild.mjs --watch",
 		"run:browser": "vscode-test-web --browserType=chromium --extensionDevelopmentPath=. ."