diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-timely-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/release-timely-docker.yml
index 22ac3b4e79..238dd90720 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-timely-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-timely-docker.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # build nocodb ( pack nocodb-sdk and nc-gui )
           cd packages/nocodb &&
-          EE=true pnpm exec rspack --config rspack.timely.config.js
+          EE=true pnpm exec rspack --config rspack.timely.config.js &&
+          # remove bundled libraries (nocodb-sdk, knex-snowflake)
+          pnpm uninstall --save-prod nocodb-sdk  
 
       - name: Update version in package.json
         run: |
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/rspack.timely.config.js b/packages/nocodb/rspack.timely.config.js
index 58580ecd4c..1826f67a77 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/rspack.timely.config.js
+++ b/packages/nocodb/rspack.timely.config.js
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ module.exports = {
     ],
     nodeEnv: false,
   },
-  externals: [nodeExternals()],
+  externals: [nodeExternals({
+    allowlist: ['nocodb-sdk']
+  })],
   resolve: {
     extensions: ['.tsx', '.ts', '.js', '.json', '.node'],
     alias: resolveTsAliases(path.resolve('./tsconfig.json')),