diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 907cd18431..4761418636 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "node scripts/node-check.js",
-    "postinstall": "yarn build",
+    "postinstall": "node -e \"if (!process.env.DEPENDABOT && !process.env.DEPENDABOT_HOME && !process.env.CI) require('child_process').execSync('yarn build', {stdio:'inherit'})\"",
     "build": "lerna run build",
     "lint": "lerna run lint",
     "build:storybook": "lerna run build-storybook",
diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
index 77e2858497..e68ada9ce5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -57,5 +57,8 @@
 	"version": "0.0.5",
 	"private": true,
 	"name": "@embeddedchat/react-native",
-	"main": "start-app.js"
+	"main": "start-app.js",
+	"resolutions": {
+		"brace-expansion": "1.1.13"
+	}
 }
diff --git a/scripts/node-check.js b/scripts/node-check.js
index e3926519e9..59957b7d5a 100644
--- a/scripts/node-check.js
+++ b/scripts/node-check.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const semver = require('semver');
 
+// Skip version check in automated dependency update environments
+if (process.env.DEPENDABOT || process.env.DEPENDABOT_HOME) process.exit(0);
+
 const nvmrcPath = path.join(__dirname, '../.nvmrc');
 const expectedVersion = fs.readFileSync(nvmrcPath).toString().trim();
 const expectedMajor = semver.major(expectedVersion);