diff --git a/.changeset/honest-eagles-beg.md b/.changeset/honest-eagles-beg.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e55c4f990dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-eagles-beg.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': major
+---
+
+breaking: make `build` script build the app, and add a new `package` script
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/.meta.json b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/.meta.json
index 17f168aca33c..aa67986ab50e 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/.meta.json
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/.meta.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-	"title": "Library skeleton project",
+	"title": "Library project",
 	"description": "Barebones scaffolding for your new Svelte library"
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/package.template.json b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/package.template.json
index fcb758d3a0c2..f6a266511040 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/package.template.json
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/templates/skeletonlib/package.template.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 	"version": "0.0.1",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
-		"build": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-package",
+		"build": "vite build && npm run package",
+		"package": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-package",
 		"prepublishOnly": "echo 'Did you mean to publish `./package/`, instead of `./`?' && exit 1"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {