diff --git a/scripts/release/main.ts b/scripts/release/main.ts
index bf30ce0..66e0143 100755
--- a/scripts/release/main.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/main.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 	createGitHubRelease,
 	validateGit,
 } from "./git";
-import { publishCrates, publishNpmCli, publishNpmSdk } from "./sdk";
+import { publishCrates, publishNpmCli, publishNpmCliShared, publishNpmSdk } from "./sdk";
 import { updateVersion } from "./update_version";
 import { assert, assertEquals, fetchGitRef, versionOrCommitToRef } from "./utils";
 
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ const STEPS = [
 	"run-ci-checks",
 	"build-js-artifacts",
 	"publish-crates",
+	"publish-npm-cli-shared",
 	"publish-npm-sdk",
 	"publish-npm-cli",
 	"tag-docker",
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ const PHASE_MAP: Record<Phase, Step[]> = {
 	"complete-ci": [
 		"update-version",
 		"publish-crates",
+		"publish-npm-cli-shared",
 		"publish-npm-sdk",
 		"publish-npm-cli",
 		"tag-docker",
@@ -595,6 +597,11 @@ async function main() {
 		await publishCrates(releaseOpts);
 	}
 
+	if (shouldRunStep("publish-npm-cli-shared")) {
+		console.log("==> Publishing NPM CLI Shared");
+		await publishNpmCliShared(releaseOpts);
+	}
+
 	if (shouldRunStep("publish-npm-sdk")) {
 		console.log("==> Publishing NPM SDK");
 		await publishNpmSdk(releaseOpts);
diff --git a/scripts/release/sdk.ts b/scripts/release/sdk.ts
index f5d489a..603aab7 100644
--- a/scripts/release/sdk.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/sdk.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,43 @@ export async function publishCrates(opts: ReleaseOpts) {
 	console.log("✅ All crates published");
 }
 
+export async function publishNpmCliShared(opts: ReleaseOpts) {
+	const cliSharedPath = join(opts.root, "sdks/cli-shared");
+	const packageJsonPath = join(cliSharedPath, "package.json");
+	const packageJson = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(packageJsonPath, "utf-8"));
+	const name = packageJson.name;
+
+	// Check if version already exists
+	const versionExists = await npmVersionExists(name, opts.version);
+	if (versionExists) {
+		console.log(
+			`Version ${opts.version} of ${name} already exists. Skipping...`,
+		);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Build cli-shared
+	console.log(`==> Building @sandbox-agent/cli-shared`);
+	await $({
+		stdio: "inherit",
+		cwd: opts.root,
+	})`pnpm --filter @sandbox-agent/cli-shared build`;
+
+	// Publish
+	console.log(`==> Publishing to NPM: ${name}@${opts.version}`);
+
+	// Add --tag flag for release candidates
+	const isReleaseCandidate = opts.version.includes("-rc.");
+	const tag = isReleaseCandidate ? "rc" : "latest";
+
+	await $({
+		stdio: "inherit",
+		cwd: cliSharedPath,
+	})`pnpm publish --access public --tag ${tag} --no-git-checks`;
+
+	console.log(`✅ Published ${name}@${opts.version}`);
+}
+
 export async function publishNpmSdk(opts: ReleaseOpts) {
 	const sdkPath = join(opts.root, "sdks/typescript");
 	const packageJsonPath = join(sdkPath, "package.json");
@@ -148,7 +185,7 @@ export async function publishNpmSdk(opts: ReleaseOpts) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// Build the SDK
+	// Build the SDK (cli-shared should already be built by publishNpmCliShared)
 	console.log(`==> Building TypeScript SDK`);
 	await $({
 		stdio: "inherit",
diff --git a/scripts/release/update_version.ts b/scripts/release/update_version.ts
index 90f9427..a1c0d1c 100644
--- a/scripts/release/update_version.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/update_version.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ export async function updateVersion(opts: ReleaseOpts) {
 			find: /\[workspace\.package\]\nversion = ".*"/,
 			replace: `[workspace.package]\nversion = "${opts.version}"`,
 		},
+		{
+			path: "sdks/cli-shared/package.json",
+			find: /"version": ".*"/,
+			replace: `"version": "${opts.version}"`,
+		},
 		{
 			path: "sdks/typescript/package.json",
 			find: /"version": ".*"/,