diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77834477..12a5e274 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,19 +80,20 @@
     "tsconfig.json"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "install": "(shx test -f ./script/build.js || run-s build.js) && cross-env npm_config_build_from_source=true aminya-node-gyp-build",
-    "clean": "shx rm -rf ./build ./lib/ ./prebuilds ./script/*.js ./script/*.js.map ./script/*.d.ts ./script/*.tsbuildinfo",
-    "clean.temp": "shx rm -rf ./tmp && shx mkdir -p ./tmp",
+    "preinstall": "run-s build.script",
+    "prepare": "run-s build.library",
+    "clean": "shx rm -rf ./build ./lib/ ./prebuilds",
+    "clean.temp": "shx rm -rf ./tmp && shx mkdir -p ./tmp && shx touch ./tmp/.gitkeep",
+    "deploy.doc": "run-s build.doc && gh-pages --dist \"./docs\"",
+    "install": "aminya-node-gyp-build",
     "build.library": "tsc -p ./src/tsconfig.json",
     "build.script": "tsc -p ./script/tsconfig.json && tsc -p ./script/tsconfig.esm.json",
-    "build.js": "run-p build.script build.library",
     "build.doc": "typedoc --options ./typedoc.json && minify-all -s docs-raw -d docs --jsCompressor terser",
-    "deploy.doc": "run-s build.doc && gh-pages --dist \"./docs\"",
-    "build.prebuild": "run-s build.js && node ./script/prebuild.mjs",
+    "build.prebuild": "node ./script/prebuild.mjs",
     "build.native": "node-gyp configure --release && node-gyp configure --release -- -f compile_commands_json && node-gyp build --release",
     "build.native.debug": "node-gyp configure --debug && node-gyp configure --debug -- -f compile_commands_json && cross-env CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug node-gyp build --debug",
-    "build": "run-s build.js build.native",
-    "build.debug": "run-s build.js build.native.debug",
+    "build": "run-s build.native",
+    "build.debug": "run-s build.native.debug",
     "test.deps": "cd test && pnpm install && cd ..",
     "test": "run-s clean.temp test.deps build && mocha",
     "test.skip_gc_tests": "run-s clean.temp test.deps build.debug && cross-env SKIP_GC_TESTS=true mocha",
@@ -104,8 +105,7 @@
     "lint.eslint": "pnpm run lint-test.eslint --fix",
     "lint": "run-p lint.eslint lint.clang-format",
     "lint-test": "run-s lint-test.eslint",
-    "bench": "node --expose-gc test/bench",
-    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm run build.js"
+    "bench": "node --expose-gc test/bench"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "zeromq",
diff --git a/script/build.ts b/script/build.ts
index b342e18c..080fbb57 100644
--- a/script/build.ts
+++ b/script/build.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import {mkdir, cd, exec, find, mv} from "shelljs"
 const root = dirname(__dirname)
 
 function main() {
-  const zmq_rev =
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing, @typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions
-    process.env.ZMQ_VERSION || "5657b4586f24ec433930e8ece02ddba7afcf0fe0"
-  const src_url = `https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/archive/${zmq_rev}.tar.gz`
+  // Revision to use. Can be a version number like "4.3.5", a branch name, or a commit hash.
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing, @typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions
+  const zmq_rev = process.env.ZMQ_VERSION || "4.3.5"
 
+  // if it looks like a dot-separated version number, prepend with "v" to match repo tagging convention
+  const gitref = zmq_rev.match(/^\d+\./) ? `v${zmq_rev}` : zmq_rev
+  const src_url = `https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/archive/${gitref}.tar.gz`
   const libzmq_build_prefix = `${root}/build/libzmq-staging`
   const libzmq_install_prefix = `${root}/build/libzmq`