diff --git a/implementations/python/Makefile b/implementations/python/Makefile
index 825390f..cd8520c 100644
--- a/implementations/python/Makefile
+++ b/implementations/python/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f .coverage
 	rm -rf preserves.egg-info build dist
 
-publish:
+publish: clean
 	# sudo apt install python3-wheel twine
 	python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 	twine upload dist/*