diff --git a/packages/visual-studio-code-extension/package.json b/packages/visual-studio-code-extension/package.json
index c114e587cf..262f1dff01 100644
--- a/packages/visual-studio-code-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/visual-studio-code-extension/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "publish": "vsce publish",
-    "package": "vsce package",
+    "package": "node ./prebuild.mjs && vsce package",
     "vscode:prepublish": "pnpm build --minify",
     "build": "esbuild ./src/extension.ts --bundle --outfile=out/extension.js --tsconfig=./tsconfig.json --external:vscode --external:esbuild --format=cjs --platform=node",
     "pretest": "pnpm build && pnpm lint",
diff --git a/packages/visual-studio-code-extension/prebuild.mjs b/packages/visual-studio-code-extension/prebuild.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ba27b7afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/visual-studio-code-extension/prebuild.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+async function dereferenceSymlinks(directory) {
+  async function traverse(dir) {
+    const entries = await fs.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const fullPath = path.resolve(entry.path, entry.name);
+      const stats = await fs.lstat(fullPath);
+      
+      if (stats.isSymbolicLink()) {
+        const realPath = await fs.realpath(fullPath);
+
+        await fs.rm(fullPath, { force: true, recursive: true });
+        await fs.cp(realPath, fullPath, {
+          recursive: true,
+          dereference: true,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+        await traverse(fullPath);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  await traverse(directory);
+}
+
+await dereferenceSymlinks(path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "node_modules"));