diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27f7db5..f08fd28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.1] - 2026-03-08
+
+### Fixed
+
+- TypeScript declaration files (`.d.ts`) for the public API were missing
+  from the published package, breaking type resolution for consumers.
+
 ## [0.6.0] - 2026-02-28
 
 ### Added
@@ -318,6 +325,7 @@ a build error. Do to npm's policy, the version number cannot be reused.
 
 First public version.
 
+[0.6.1]: https://github.com/eclipsesource/pdf-maker/releases/tag/v0.6.1
 [0.6.0]: https://github.com/eclipsesource/pdf-maker/releases/tag/v0.6.0
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/eclipsesource/pdf-maker/releases/tag/v0.1.0
 [0.2.0]: https://github.com/eclipsesource/pdf-maker/releases/tag/v0.2.0
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e982052..255d6ee 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfmkr",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "pdfmkr",
-      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "version": "0.6.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ralfstx/pdf-core": "^0.1.0"
@@ -1183,7 +1183,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "undici-types": "~7.16.0"
       }
@@ -1233,7 +1232,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-hM5faZwg7aVNa819m/5r7D0h0c9yC4DUlWAOvHAtISdFTc8xB86VmX5Xqabrama3wIPJ/q9RbGS1worb6JfnMg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": "8.50.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/types": "8.50.1",
@@ -1607,7 +1605,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -2342,7 +2339,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-LEyamqS7W5HB3ujJyvi0HQK/dtVINZvd5mAAp9eT5S/ujByGjiZLCzPcHVzuXbpJDJF/cxwHlfceVUDZ2lnSTw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@eslint-community/eslint-utils": "^4.8.0",
         "@eslint-community/regexpp": "^4.12.1",
@@ -3979,7 +3975,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-5gTmgEY/sqK6gFXLIsQNH19lWb4ebPDLA4SdLP7dsWkIXHWlG66oPuVvXSGFPppYZz8ZDZq0dYYrbHfBCVUb1Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -4715,7 +4710,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
@@ -4790,7 +4784,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dZwN5L1VlUBewiP6H9s2+B3e3Jg96D0vzN+Ry73sOefebhYr9f94wwkMNN/9ouoU8pV1BqA1d1zGk8928cx0rg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "esbuild": "^0.27.0",
         "fdir": "^6.5.0",
@@ -4866,7 +4859,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-E4t7DJ9pESL6E3I8nFjPa4xGUd3PmiWDLsDztS2qXSJWfHtbQnwAWylaBvSNY48I3vr8PTqIZlyK8TE3V3CA4Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@vitest/expect": "4.0.16",
         "@vitest/mocker": "4.0.16",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d60eac5..91a15bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfmkr",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "Generate PDF documents from JavaScript objects",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "npm": ">=10"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "rm -rf build/ dist/ && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json && esbuild src/index.ts --bundle --sourcemap --platform=browser --target=es2022 --outdir=dist --format=esm --external:@ralfstx/pdf-core && cp -a build/index.d.ts build/api/ dist/",
+    "build": "./scripts/build.sh",
     "lint": "eslint . --max-warnings=0 && prettier --check .",
     "test": "vitest run test",
     "verify": "npm run lint && npm run test && npm run examples && npm run build",
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c21b484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+rm -rf build/ dist/
+
+# Generate declaration files
+tsc -p tsconfig.build.json
+
+# Bundle the library
+esbuild src/index.ts \
+  --bundle \
+  --sourcemap \
+  --platform=browser \
+  --target=es2022 \
+  --outdir=dist \
+  --format=esm \
+  --external:@ralfstx/pdf-core
+
+# Copy declaration files to dist
+cp build/index.d.ts dist/
+cp -a build/api dist/api
+
+# Verify that all references in dist/index.d.ts resolve
+node scripts/check-dist.ts
diff --git a/scripts/check-dist.ts b/scripts/check-dist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad4d7ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-dist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * Verifies that all module references in dist/index.d.ts resolve to
+ * existing files. Catches packaging bugs where declaration files are
+ * missing from the dist/ directory.
+ */
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
+
+const indexDts = 'dist/index.d.ts';
+const content = readFileSync(indexDts, 'utf-8');
+const dir = dirname(indexDts);
+
+// Match all from/import specifiers that are relative paths
+const pattern = /from\s+['"](\.[^'"]+)['"]/g;
+const errors: string[] = [];
+
+for (const match of content.matchAll(pattern)) {
+  const specifier = match[1];
+  // TypeScript resolves ./foo.ts to ./foo.d.ts in declaration files
+  const resolved = specifier.replace(/\.ts$/, '.d.ts');
+  const fullPath = resolve(dir, resolved);
+  if (!existsSync(fullPath)) {
+    errors.push(`${indexDts}: unresolved reference '${specifier}' (expected ${fullPath})`);
+  }
+}
+
+if (errors.length > 0) {
+  console.error('dist check failed:');
+  for (const error of errors) {
+    console.error(`  ${error}`);
+  }
+  process.exit(1);
+}