diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 6702e205485..e2481391b56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
     - master
     paths:
     - 'docs/sources/**'
+    - 'packages/grafana-*/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: generate-packages-docs
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      id: generate-docs
+      with:
+        node-version: '12'
+    - run: yarn install --pure-lockfile --no-progress
+    - run: ./scripts/ci-reference-docs-build.sh
     - name: publish-to-git
       uses: ./.github/actions/gha-publish-to-git
       id: publish
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9c91e50d1d..7dba3ec2e1e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     "@emotion/core": "10.0.27",
     "@grafana/api-documenter": "0.9.3",
     "@grafana/eslint-config": "2.0.3",
+    "@grafana/api-extractor": "7.10.1",
     "@rtsao/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "7.0.1-patch.1",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.11.3",
     "@testing-library/react": "^10.4.8",
@@ -205,7 +206,6 @@
     "zone.js": "0.7.8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@grafana/api-extractor": "7.10.1",
     "@grafana/slate-react": "0.22.9-grafana",
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "1.3.4",
     "@torkelo/react-select": "3.0.8",