diff --git a/.changeset/wise-hornets-sin.md b/.changeset/wise-hornets-sin.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ec5f2513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-hornets-sin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/primitives": patch
+---
+
+Build v8 tokens to `/dist`
diff --git a/scripts/buildTokens.ts b/scripts/buildTokens.ts
index 3c206d750..f08da066d 100644
--- a/scripts/buildTokens.ts
+++ b/scripts/buildTokens.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ export const buildDesignTokens = (buildOptions: ConfigGeneratorOptions): void =>
 /** -----------------------------------
  * Run build script
  * ----------------------------------- */
+// build to private directory for backwards compatibility
 buildDesignTokens({
   buildPath: 'tokens-next-private/',
 })
+
+// build to dist
+buildDesignTokens({
+  buildPath: 'dist/',
+})