diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index daf24c023..8f706a7fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ lib
 dist
 umd
 storybook-static
+local-pack.sh
 
 # Config files
 .npmrc
@@ -65,3 +66,8 @@ npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 pnpm-debug.log*
+
+#local build artifacts
+carbon-vue-*.tgz
+local-dev/npm-registry/storage/*
+!local-dev/npm-registry/storage/.gitkeep
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb5a9aa0a..6d143d12c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ If you just want to build an individual package you can limit the scope:
 
 To start the storybook in a local server use `yarn start`.
 
+## Test publish
+
+To test publishing to a npm registry:
+
+```shell
+cd local-dev
+docker-compose up
+# open a new terminal
+yarn build
+npm add-user --registry http://0.0.0.0:4873/
+# any username, password, & email will work
+# try: carbon, vue, & carbon-vue@example.com
+yarn test:publish
+# maybe change some things and try again
+yarn build
+yarn test:unpublish
+yarn test:publish
+```
+
 ## How to run the storybook
 
 Just follow the steps listed below and you will be able to run the storybook.
diff --git a/local-dev/compose.yaml b/local-dev/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2e83bbbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-dev/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+services:
+  npm-registry:
+    # npm add-user --registry http://0.0.0.0:4873/
+    # carbon
+    # vue
+    # carbon-vue@example.com
+    image: docker.io/verdaccio/verdaccio:nightly-master
+    ports:
+      - '4873:4873'
+    volumes:
+      - './npm-registry/storage:/verdaccio/storage'
+volumes:
+  verdaccio:
+    driver: local
diff --git a/local-dev/npm-registry/storage/.gitkeep b/local-dev/npm-registry/storage/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7af23ea02..d3c2af33d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,13 +7,8 @@
   "main": "dist/carbon-vue-3.umd.min.js",
   "types": "src/index.d.ts",
   "web-types": "dist/web-types.json",
-  "packrat": {
-    "prod_setup": "npx ibmtelemetry --config=telemetry.yml || true"
-  },
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "node devPreinstall.js && node .storybook/postinstall.js",
-    "prepack": "node packrat.js --disable",
-    "postpack": "node packrat.js --enable",
+    "postinstall": "node postinstall.js",
     "build": "vue-cli-service build --target lib --name carbon-vue-3 ./src/index.js --no-clean",
     "lint": "vue-cli-service lint",
     "build-web-types": "vue-docgen-web-types --outFile dist/web-types.json",
@@ -26,6 +21,8 @@
     "lint:es": "eslint src/**/*.{js,vue}",
     "lint:style": "vue-cli-service lint:style",
     "serve:storybook": "cd ./storybook && yarn run serve",
+    "test:publish": "npm publish --registry http://0.0.0.0:4873",
+    "test:unpublish": "rm -rf local-dev/npm-registry/storage/data/@carbon/vue",
     "test": "vue-cli-service test:unit --no-coverage"
   },
   "workspaces": [
@@ -163,6 +160,7 @@
   "files": [
     "/dist",
     "/src",
+    "postinstall.js",
     "telemetry.yml"
   ],
   "commitlint": {
diff --git a/packrat.js b/packrat.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b7997d88..000000000
--- a/packrat.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint no-console: 0 */
-
-const PackageJson = require('@npmcli/package-json');
-
-const devPostinstall = 'dev_setup';
-const packPostinstall = 'prod_setup';
-
-async function prepack() {
-  const pkgJson = await PackageJson.load('./');
-  pkgJson.content['packrat'][devPostinstall] =
-    pkgJson.content.scripts['postinstall'];
-  pkgJson.content.scripts['postinstall'] =
-    pkgJson.content['packrat'][packPostinstall];
-  await pkgJson.save();
-  console.log('postinstall:', pkgJson.content.scripts['postinstall']);
-  console.log(pkgJson.content['packrat']);
-}
-async function postpack() {
-  const pkgJson = await PackageJson.load('./');
-  pkgJson.content.scripts['postinstall'] =
-    pkgJson.content['packrat'][devPostinstall];
-  delete pkgJson.content['packrat'][devPostinstall];
-  await pkgJson.save();
-  console.log('postinstall:', pkgJson.content.scripts['postinstall']);
-  console.log(pkgJson.content['packrat']);
-}
-
-if (process.argv.length !== 3) {
-  console.error(
-    'The pinst package not working for us anymore. We need two different postinstall hooks.'
-  );
-  console.error(
-    '1. postinstall that runs git pre-commit hooks - this is dev only'
-  );
-  console.error('2. postinstall that runs production hooks like ibmtelemetry');
-  console.error('This script toggles between the 2');
-  console.error('usage: node packrat.js');
-  console.error('Options');
-  console.error('\t--enable   Enable pack (production) postinstall hook');
-  console.error(`\t\tmove postinstall to "packrat".${devPostinstall}`);
-  console.error(`\t\tcopy "packrat".${packPostinstall} to postinstall`);
-  console.error('\t--disable  Disable pack (production) postinstall hook');
-  console.error(`\t\tmove "packrat".${devPostinstall} to postinstall`);
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-if (process.argv[2] === '--disable') {
-  prepack().then(() => console.log('updated package.json'));
-} else if (process.argv[2] === '--enable') {
-  postpack().then(() => console.log('updated package.json'));
-} else console.error('unknown argument', process.argv[2]);
diff --git a/postinstall.js b/postinstall.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6221b856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postinstall.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+
+if (fs.existsSync('./devPreinstall.js')) {
+  require('./devPreinstall.js');
+  require('./.storybook/postinstall.js');
+} else {
+  spawnSync('npx', ['ibmtelemetry', '--config=telemetry.yml']);
+}