diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build b/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build.sh
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build
rename to packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build.sh
index a86954ace9..225cc334aa 100755
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/bin/build.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 # Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_SOURCE=$ROOT_DIR/plugins/techdocs/dist
 TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_DEST=$ROOT_DIR/packages/techdocs-cli/dist/techdocs-preview-bundle
 
 # Build the CLI
-backstage-cli build --outputs cjs
+yarn run backstage-cli -- build --outputs cjs
 
 # Create export of the TechDocs plugin
 APP_CONFIG_techdocs_storageUrl='"http://localhost:3000/api"' yarn workspace @backstage/plugin-techdocs export
@@ -27,9 +29,6 @@ APP_CONFIG_techdocs_storageUrl='"http://localhost:3000/api"' yarn workspace @bac
 # Copy over export to techdocs-cli dist/ folder
 cp -r $TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_SOURCE $TECHDOCS_PREVIEW_DEST
 
-# Clean output
-yarn workspace @backstage/plugin-techdocs clean
-
 # Write to console
 echo "[techdocs-cli]: Built the dist/ folder"
 echo "[techdocs-cli]: Imported @backstage/plugin-techdocs dist/ folder into techdocs-preview-bundle/"
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
index 2e06c4a71e..e02474e195 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "./bin/build",
+    "build": "./bin/build.sh",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
     "test": "backstage-cli test --passWithNoTests",
     "clean": "backstage-cli clean",