diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml
index ab041fa5544..50c2ef78cb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin-clawhub-release.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ env:
   CLAWHUB_REGISTRY: "https://clawhub.ai"
   CLAWHUB_REPOSITORY: "openclaw/clawhub"
   # Pinned to a reviewed ClawHub commit so release behavior stays reproducible.
-  CLAWHUB_REF: "48e66714ac2352d52b193a90ae911cd92463c20a"
+  CLAWHUB_REF: "199e6a0cdf32471702e0503e9899e8d24f06a527"
 
 jobs:
   preview_plugins_clawhub:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           pnpm-version: ${{ env.PNPM_VERSION }}
           install-bun: "true"
-          install-deps: "false"
+          install-deps: "true"
 
       - name: Checkout ClawHub CLI source
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
           pnpm-version: ${{ env.PNPM_VERSION }}
           install-bun: "true"
-          install-deps: "false"
+          install-deps: "true"
 
       - name: Checkout ClawHub CLI source
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
diff --git a/docs/reference/RELEASING.md b/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
index d67151cf3ae..a0a658067f7 100644
--- a/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
+++ b/docs/reference/RELEASING.md
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ the maintainer-only release runbook.
 9. For beta, tag `vYYYY.M.D-beta.N`, then run `OpenClaw Release Publish` from
    the matching `release/YYYY.M.D` branch. It verifies `pnpm plugins:sync:check`,
    publishes all publishable plugin packages to npm first, publishes the same
-   set to ClawHub second, and then promotes the prepared OpenClaw npm preflight
-   artifact with the matching dist-tag. After publish, run post-publish package
+   set to ClawHub second as ClawPack npm-pack tarballs, and then promotes the
+   prepared OpenClaw npm preflight artifact with the matching dist-tag. After
+   publish, run post-publish package
    acceptance against the published `openclaw@YYYY.M.D-beta.N` or
    `openclaw@beta` package. If a pushed or published prerelease needs a fix,
    cut the next matching prerelease number; do not delete or rewrite the old
diff --git a/scripts/plugin-clawhub-publish.sh b/scripts/plugin-clawhub-publish.sh
index 121fbd7f1e3..3beb9263765 100644
--- a/scripts/plugin-clawhub-publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/plugin-clawhub-publish.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ if ! command -v clawhub >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+repo_root="$(cd "${script_dir}/.." && pwd)"
 package_name="$(node -e 'const pkg = require(require("node:path").resolve(process.argv[1], "package.json")); console.log(pkg.name)' "${package_dir}")"
 package_version="$(node -e 'const pkg = require(require("node:path").resolve(process.argv[1], "package.json")); console.log(pkg.version)' "${package_dir}")"
 publish_tag="${PACKAGE_TAG:-latest}"
@@ -37,17 +39,91 @@ source_repo="${SOURCE_REPO:-${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:-openclaw/openclaw}}"
 source_commit="${SOURCE_COMMIT:-$(git rev-parse HEAD)}"
 source_ref="${SOURCE_REF:-$(git symbolic-ref -q HEAD || true)}"
 clawhub_workdir="${CLAWDHUB_WORKDIR:-${CLAWHUB_WORKDIR:-$(pwd)}}"
-publish_source="${package_dir}"
+package_source="${package_dir}"
 
-if [[ "${publish_source}" != /* && "${publish_source}" != ./* ]]; then
-  publish_source="./${publish_source}"
+if [[ "${package_source}" != /* && "${package_source}" != ./* ]]; then
+  package_source="./${package_source}"
+fi
+
+pack_dir="$(mktemp -d "${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/openclaw-clawhub-pack.XXXXXX")"
+cleanup() {
+  rm -rf "${pack_dir}"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+pack_cmd=(
+  clawhub
+  package
+  pack
+  "${package_source}"
+  --pack-destination
+  "${pack_dir}"
+  --json
+)
+
+build_package_runtime() {
+  if [[ "${OPENCLAW_PLUGIN_NPM_RUNTIME_BUILD:-1}" == "0" || "${OPENCLAW_PLUGIN_NPM_RUNTIME_BUILD:-1}" == "false" ]]; then
+    echo "Package-local runtime build: skipped"
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "Package-local runtime build: ${package_dir}"
+  node "${repo_root}/scripts/lib/plugin-npm-runtime-build.mjs" "${package_dir}" >&2
+}
+
+echo "Resolved package dir: ${package_dir}"
+echo "Resolved package source: ${package_source}"
+echo "Resolved package name: ${package_name}"
+echo "Resolved package version: ${package_version}"
+echo "Resolved publish tag: ${publish_tag}"
+echo "Resolved source repo: ${source_repo}"
+echo "Resolved source commit: ${source_commit}"
+echo "Resolved source ref: ${source_ref:-<missing>}"
+echo "Resolved ClawHub workdir: ${clawhub_workdir}"
+echo "Publish auth: GitHub Actions OIDC via ClawHub short-lived token"
+
+printf 'Pack command: CLAWHUB_WORKDIR=%q' "${clawhub_workdir}"
+printf ' %q' "${pack_cmd[@]}"
+printf '\n'
+
+build_package_runtime
+
+pack_json="${pack_dir}/pack.json"
+CLAWHUB_WORKDIR="${clawhub_workdir}" \
+  node "${repo_root}/scripts/lib/plugin-npm-package-manifest.mjs" --run "${package_dir}" -- \
+  "${pack_cmd[@]}" > "${pack_json}"
+pack_output="$(cat "${pack_json}")"
+printf '%s\n' "${pack_output}"
+
+pack_path="$(
+  PACK_OUTPUT="${pack_output}" node --input-type=module <<'EOF'
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+
+const raw = process.env.PACK_OUTPUT ?? "";
+let parsed;
+try {
+  parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(`clawhub package pack did not return JSON: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+if (!parsed || typeof parsed.path !== "string" || parsed.path.trim() === "") {
+  console.error("clawhub package pack output did not include a tarball path.");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+console.log(resolve(parsed.path));
+EOF
+)"
+
+if [[ ! -f "${pack_path}" ]]; then
+  echo "ClawPack tarball not found: ${pack_path}" >&2
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 publish_cmd=(
   clawhub
   package
   publish
-  "${publish_source}"
+  "${pack_path}"
   --tags
   "${publish_tag}"
   --source-repo
@@ -65,16 +141,7 @@ if [[ -n "${source_ref}" ]]; then
   )
 fi
 
-echo "Resolved package dir: ${package_dir}"
-echo "Resolved publish source: ${publish_source}"
-echo "Resolved package name: ${package_name}"
-echo "Resolved package version: ${package_version}"
-echo "Resolved publish tag: ${publish_tag}"
-echo "Resolved source repo: ${source_repo}"
-echo "Resolved source commit: ${source_commit}"
-echo "Resolved source ref: ${source_ref:-<missing>}"
-echo "Resolved ClawHub workdir: ${clawhub_workdir}"
-echo "Publish auth: GitHub Actions OIDC via ClawHub short-lived token"
+echo "Resolved ClawPack: ${pack_path}"
 
 printf 'Publish command: CLAWHUB_WORKDIR=%q' "${clawhub_workdir}"
 printf ' %q' "${publish_cmd[@]}"
diff --git a/test/plugin-clawhub-release.test.ts b/test/plugin-clawhub-release.test.ts
index 055177c2a3a..89eb28aed9e 100644
--- a/test/plugin-clawhub-release.test.ts
+++ b/test/plugin-clawhub-release.test.ts
@@ -371,7 +371,29 @@ describe("plugin-clawhub-publish.sh", () => {
     const clawhubPath = join(binDir, "clawhub");
     writeFileSync(
       clawhubPath,
-      `#!/usr/bin/env bash\nprintf '%s\\n' "$@" > ${JSON.stringify(markerPath)}\nexit 0\n`,
+      `#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+printf '%s\\n' "$*" >> ${JSON.stringify(markerPath)}
+if [[ "\${1:-}" == "package" && "\${2:-}" == "pack" ]]; then
+  pack_destination=""
+  while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+      --pack-destination)
+        pack_destination="\${2:-}"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      *)
+        shift
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+  mkdir -p "$pack_destination"
+  pack_path="$pack_destination/openclaw-demo-plugin-2026.4.1.tgz"
+  printf 'fake tgz\\n' > "$pack_path"
+  printf '{"path":"%s","name":"@openclaw/demo-plugin","version":"2026.4.1"}\\n' "$pack_path"
+fi
+exit 0
+`,
     );
     chmodSync(clawhubPath, 0o755);
 
@@ -387,13 +409,19 @@ describe("plugin-clawhub-publish.sh", () => {
         encoding: "utf8",
         env: {
           ...process.env,
+          OPENCLAW_PLUGIN_NPM_RUNTIME_BUILD: "0",
           PATH: `${binDir}${delimiter}${process.env.PATH ?? ""}`,
         },
       },
     );
 
     expect(output).toContain("Publish command: CLAWHUB_WORKDIR=");
-    expect(readFileSync(markerPath, "utf8")).toContain("--dry-run");
+    expect(output).toContain("Resolved ClawPack:");
+    const invocations = readFileSync(markerPath, "utf8");
+    expect(invocations).toContain("package pack ./extensions/demo-plugin");
+    expect(invocations).toContain("package publish ");
+    expect(invocations).toContain(".tgz --tags latest");
+    expect(invocations).toContain("--dry-run");
   });
 });