diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 89b811d02a2d2819d39907983682c4e6110c62fe..2d20350312f463cbc4bda76bb5815bf85c35be11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bun run build --filter=@t3tools/web --filter=t3
 
       - name: Publish CLI package
-        run: node apps/server/scripts/cli.ts publish --tag alpha --provenance
+        run: node apps/server/scripts/cli.ts publish --tag alpha --provenance --verbose
 
   release:
     name: Publish GitHub Release
diff --git a/apps/server/scripts/cli.ts b/apps/server/scripts/cli.ts
index 2dee1cc4ff455cc5f0116904fe530d5cdaa81896..8fa9b215eaa74d56f7b13005495916347af722f0 100644
--- a/apps/server/scripts/cli.ts
+++ b/apps/server/scripts/cli.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const buildCmd = Command.make(
           cwd: serverDir,
           stdout: config.verbose ? "inherit" : "ignore",
           stderr: "inherit",
-        })`tsdown`,
+        })`bun tsdown`,
       );
 
       const webDist = path.join(repoRoot, "apps/web/dist");
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const buildCmd = Command.make(
         yield* fs.copy(webDist, clientTarget);
         yield* Effect.log("[cli] Bundled web app into dist/client");
       } else {
-        yield* Effect.log("[cli] Web dist not found — skipping client bundle.");
+        yield* Effect.logWarning("[cli] Web dist not found — skipping client bundle.");
       }
     }),
 ).pipe(Command.withDescription("Build the server package (tsdown + bundle web client)."));
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ const publishCmd = Command.make(
 
             yield* Effect.log(`[cli] Running: npm ${args.join(" ")}`);
             yield* runCommand(
-              ChildProcess.make("npm", args, {
+              ChildProcess.make({
                 cwd: serverDir,
                 stdout: config.verbose ? "inherit" : "ignore",
                 stderr: "inherit",
-              }),
+              })`npm ${args.join(" ")}`,
             );
           }),
         // Release: restore