diff --git a/npm/ng-packs/scripts/package.json b/npm/ng-packs/scripts/package.json
index e7225409ff..5e7f86bd33 100644
--- a/npm/ng-packs/scripts/package.json
+++ b/npm/ng-packs/scripts/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "modules": "[build.js, sync.js]",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "node -r esm build.js",
+    "publish": "node -r esm publish.js",
     "install-new-dependencies": "node -r esm install-new-dependencies.js",
     "sync": "node -r esm sync.js",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
diff --git a/npm/ng-packs/scripts/publish.js b/npm/ng-packs/scripts/publish.js
index b44210744f..7fa53f51e5 100644
--- a/npm/ng-packs/scripts/publish.js
+++ b/npm/ng-packs/scripts/publish.js
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 // ESM syntax is supported.
 import execa from 'execa';
-import fse from 'fs-extra';
+
+const versions = ['major', 'minor', 'patch', 'premajor', 'preminor', 'prepatch', 'prerelease'];
+let nextSemanticVersion = (process.argv[2] || '').toLowerCase();
+
+if (versions.indexOf(nextSemanticVersion) < 0) {
+  console.log(
+    "Please enter the next semantic version like this: 'npm run publish patch'. Available versions: " +
+      JSON.stringify(versions),
+  );
+
+  process.exit(1);
+}
 
 (async () => {
   try {