diff --git a/libs/deps-template/resources/io/github/kit_clj/kit/gitignore b/libs/deps-template/resources/io/github/kit_clj/kit/gitignore
index ec15fe6..573ce5c 100644
--- a/libs/deps-template/resources/io/github/kit_clj/kit/gitignore
+++ b/libs/deps-template/resources/io/github/kit_clj/kit/gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ modules/
 .clj-kondo/.cache/
 .calva/output-window/
 .lsp/.cache/
+resources/public/js/
diff --git a/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/build.clj b/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/build.clj
index 9570b17..5471781 100644
--- a/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/build.clj
+++ b/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/build.clj
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   (:require [clojure.tools.build.api :as b]
             [clojure.string :as string]
             [clojure.java.shell :refer [sh]]
+            [babashka.fs :refer [copy-tree]]
             [deps-deploy.deps-deploy :as deploy]
             [kit.generator.io :as io]))
 
@@ -29,10 +30,12 @@
                :target-dir class-dir}))
 
 (defn build-cljs [_]
-  (println "npx shadow-cljs release app...")
-  (let [{:keys [exit] :as s} (sh "npx" "shadow-cljs" "release" "app")]
+  (println "npx shadow-cljs release app-prod...")
+  (let [{:keys [exit] :as s} (sh "npx" "shadow-cljs" "release" "app-prod")]
     (when-not (zero? exit)
-      (throw (ex-info "could not compile cljs" s)))))
+      (throw (ex-info "could not compile cljs" s)))
+    (b/delete {:path "target/classes/public/js"})
+    (copy-tree "target/classes/cljsbuild/public" "target/classes/public")))
 
 (defn uber [_]
   (b/compile-clj {:basis basis
diff --git a/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/shadow-cljs.edn b/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/shadow-cljs.edn
index 483186b..0326520 100644
--- a/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/shadow-cljs.edn
+++ b/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/assets/shadow-cljs.edn
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
                 [reagent "2.0.1"]
                 [cljs-ajax "0.8.4"]]
  :builds       {:app {:target     :browser
-                      :output-dir "target/classes/cljsbuild/public/js"
+                      :output-dir "resources/public/js"
                       :asset-path "/js"
                       :modules    {:app {:entries [<<ns-name>>.core]}}
-                      :devtools   {:after-load <<ns-name>>.core/mount-root}}}}
+                      :devtools   {:after-load <<ns-name>>.core/mount-root}}
+                :app-prod {:target     :browser
+                           :output-dir "target/classes/cljsbuild/public/js"
+                           :asset-path "/js"
+                           :modules    {:app {:entries [<<ns-name>>.core]}}}}}
diff --git a/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/config.edn b/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/config.edn
index 6c6b39a..ed18994 100644
--- a/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/config.edn
+++ b/libs/kit-generator/test/resources/modules/kit/cljs/config.edn
@@ -23,16 +23,19 @@
                 {:type   :clj
                  :path   "build.clj"
                  :action :append-requires
-                 :value  ["[clojure.java.shell :refer [sh]]"]}
+                 :value  ["[clojure.java.shell :refer [sh]]"
+                          "[babashka.fs :refer [copy-tree]]"]}
                 {:type   :clj
                  :path   "build.clj"
                  :action :append-build-task
                  :value  (defn build-cljs []
-                           (println "npx shadow-cljs release app...")
+                           (println "npx shadow-cljs release app-prod...")
                            (let [{:keys [exit]
-                                  :as   s} (sh "npx" "shadow-cljs" "release" "app")]
+                                  :as   s} (sh "npx" "shadow-cljs" "release" "app-prod")]
                              (when-not (zero? exit)
-                               (throw (ex-info "could not compile cljs" s)))))}
+                               (throw (ex-info "could not compile cljs" s)))
+                             (b/delete {:path "target/classes/public/js"})
+                             (copy-tree "target/classes/cljsbuild/public" "target/classes/public")))}
                 {:type   :clj
                  :path   "build.clj"
                  :action :append-build-task-call