diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 952c86525..4ac753d3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -84,17 +84,25 @@ jobs:
         python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
     - name: Build npm distributions
       run: |
+        mkdir pkgs
         jlpm lerna exec -- npm pack
-        cp packages/*/*.tgz dist
+        cp packages/*/*.tgz pkgs
     - name: Build checksum file
       run: |
         cd dist
         sha256sum * | tee SHA256SUMS
+        cd ../pkgs
+        sha256sum * | tee SHA256SUMS
     - name: Upload distributions
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
         name: dist ${{ github.run_number }}
         path: ./dist
+    - name: Upload distributions
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: pkgs ${{ github.run_number }}
+        path: ./pkgs
 
   install:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildutils.yml b/.github/workflows/buildutils.yml
index 0dc761a75..073ea60bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildutils.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildutils.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash -l {0}
 
 jobs:
-  scripts:
+  versioning:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
@@ -59,3 +59,25 @@ jobs:
     - name: Major Release
       run: |
         jlpm release:bump major --force
+
+  npm:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Install Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+        architecture: 'x64'
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -U jupyterlab~=3.0 jupyter_packaging~=0.7.9 pip
+        jlpm
+        jlpm run build
+    - name: Publish to npm in dry-run mode
+      run: |
+        mkdir dist
+        jlpm lerna exec -- npm pack
+        cp packages/*/*.tgz dist
+        jlpm release:npm --dist ./dist --dry-run
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d660606eb..3dd94e9a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -84,17 +84,25 @@ jobs:
         python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
     - name: Build npm distributions
       run: |
+        mkdir pkgs
         jlpm lerna exec -- npm pack
-        cp packages/*/*.tgz dist
+        cp packages/*/*.tgz pkgs
     - name: Build checksum file
       run: |
         cd dist
         sha256sum * | tee SHA256SUMS
+        cd ../pkgs
+        sha256sum * | tee SHA256SUMS
     - name: Upload distributions
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
         name: dist ${{ github.run_number }}
         path: ./dist
+    - name: Upload distributions
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: pkgs ${{ github.run_number }}
+        path: ./pkgs
 
   install:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
@@ -156,29 +164,39 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
       with:
         name: dist ${{ github.run_number }}
-        path: ./tmp
-    - name: Copy to ./dist
+        path: ./dist
+    - name: Cleanup dist
       run: |
-        mkdir dist/
-        cp ./tmp/jupyterlab-classic*.tar.gz ./tmp/jupyterlab_classic*.whl dist
-        ls dist
+        rm dist/SHA256SUMS
     - name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
       with:
         user: __token__
         password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
-        skip_existing: true
+    - name: Install Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+        architecture: 'x64'
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -U jupyterlab~=3.0 jupyter_packaging~=0.7.9 pip
+        jlpm
+        jlpm run build
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
        node-version: '14.x'
        registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: pkgs ${{ github.run_number }}
+        path: ./pkgs
     - name: Publish to npm
       env:
         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       run: |
         npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken ${NPM_TOKEN}
-        # jlpm
-        # jlpm run lerna publish from-package --yes --registry "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}"
+        jlpm release:npm --dist ./pkgs
     - name: Get the current tag
       id: current_tag
       run: |
diff --git a/buildutils/src/release-npm.ts b/buildutils/src/release-npm.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..108f31414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildutils/src/release-npm.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { readdirSync } from 'fs';
+
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+
+import { run } from '@jupyterlab/buildutils';
+
+import commander from 'commander';
+
+commander
+  .description('Publish packages to npm')
+  .option(
+    '--dist <path>',
+    'The path to the directory with the package tarballs'
+  )
+  .option('--dry-run', 'Run in dry-run mode')
+  .action((options: any) => {
+    const dryRun = options.dryRun ?? false;
+    const distDir = resolve(options.dist);
+    const files = readdirSync(distDir);
+    files.forEach(file => {
+      if (!file.endsWith('.tgz')) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const tarball = resolve(distDir, file);
+      run(`npm publish ${tarball} ${dryRun ? '--dry-run' : ''}`);
+    });
+  });
+
+commander.parse(process.argv);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a3861302c..750c843a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "prettier:check": "prettier --list-different \"**/*{.ts,.tsx,.js,.jsx,.css,.json,.md}\"",
     "publish": "yarn run clean && yarn run build && lerna publish",
     "release:bump": "node ./buildutils/lib/release-bump.js",
+    "release:npm": "node ./buildutils/lib/release-npm.js",
     "release:patch": "node ./buildutils/lib/release-patch.js",
     "test": "lerna run test",
     "update:dependency": "node ./node_modules/@jupyterlab/buildutils/lib/update-dependency.js --lerna"