diff --git a/scripts/ship-release.mjs b/scripts/ship-release.mjs
index 067f8e9..d6e257c 100644
--- a/scripts/ship-release.mjs
+++ b/scripts/ship-release.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
 const qaVersion = process.env.PUBLIC_QA_VERSION ?? makeQaVersion();
 
 runPnpmScript('verify:local-release');
+runPnpmScript('qa:early');
 runPnpmScript('deploy:nas:dist');
 runPnpmScript('verify:public-deploy', { PUBLIC_QA_VERSION: qaVersion });