diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 95155d8937c2e5c50060d9f2c5a4f1ebd6099755..6d86d31a78c9f38fc5b875d20bd400c5f81dfd43 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ publish_npm:
   script:
     - npm install -g ts-proto@1.115.5
     - npm install -g typescript@4.7.4
+    - mkdir config/dist
     - make proto
     - cd ./config
     - NPM_PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")