diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d731948..c4df625 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ The `internalRelease.sh` script can also be run with a `--test` flag, in which c
 
 ### Testing changes locally
 
-To test changes locally
+To test changes locally. make sure to add --ignore-scripts flag during install.
 
 ```
-npm install
+npm install --ignore-scripts
 npm run build
 ```
 after which the deployer shell can be run as `/path/to/repo/bin/run`.  It is often convenient to make a symbolic link in your path pointing to that location (e.g. as `dosls`).   Then, you can test with
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7abbea1..d015384 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@digitalocean/functions-deployer",
-  "version": "5.0.22",
+  "version": "5.0.23",
   "description": "The the functions deployer for DigitalOcean",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/scripts/packageDosls.sh b/scripts/packageDosls.sh
index 64f5ace..a0fdde9 100755
--- a/scripts/packageDosls.sh
+++ b/scripts/packageDosls.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ echo "- Removing old artifacts"
 rm -rf lib node_modules *.tgz dosls
 
 echo "- Ensuring a full install"
-npm install --silent --no-progress
+npm install --ignore-scripts --silent --no-progress
 
 echo "- Building the simple tarball"
 npm pack
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ echo "- Creating node_modules for the full install"
 mkdir dosls
 cd dosls
 cp ../package.json .
-npm install --production --silent --no-progress ../$TARBALL_NAME
+npm install --ignore-scripts --production --silent --no-progress ../$TARBALL_NAME
 rm *.json
 
 echo "- Downloading node binary suitable for runtime use"
diff --git a/scripts/packageSandbox.sh b/scripts/packageSandbox.sh
index c105910..fe8d09e 100755
--- a/scripts/packageSandbox.sh
+++ b/scripts/packageSandbox.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ echo "- Removing old artifacts"
 rm -rf sandbox *.tar.gz digitalocean-functions-deployer-*.tgz node_modules
 
 echo "- Building the simple deployer tarball"
-npm install
+npm install --ignore-scripts
 npm pack
 
 echo "- Moving artifacts to the sandbox folder"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "$VERSION" > version
 echo "- Installing production dependencies"
-npm install --production
+npm install --ignore-scripts --production
 
 cd ..
 echo "- Creating tar file $TARBALL_NAME"
diff --git a/src/finder-builder.ts b/src/finder-builder.ts
index 748aa87..ebfa730 100644
--- a/src/finder-builder.ts
+++ b/src/finder-builder.ts
@@ -1396,8 +1396,8 @@ function npmBuilder(
   const cmd = flags.yarn ? 'yarn' : 'npm';
   const npmRunBuild = buildScriptExists(filepath);
   const args = npmRunBuild
-    ? ['install', '&&', cmd, 'run', 'build']
-    : ['install', '--production'];
+    ? ['install', '--ignore-scripts', '&&', cmd, 'run', 'build']
+    : ['install', '--ignore-scripts', '--production'];
   const infoMsg = [cmd, ...args].join(' ');
   if (flags.incremental) {
     debug('Detected incremental build');
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ function npmBuilder(
     filepath,
     displayPath,
     infoMsg,
-    `${cmd} install`,
+    `${cmd} install --ignore-scripts`,
     flags.verboseBuild,
     buildEnv,
     slice,
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index ba2f575..be2ab6c 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 // DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-export const version = '5.0.22';
+export const version = '5.0.23';