diff --git a/scripts/package.sh b/scripts/package.sh
index 8146fe58..6ad136a3 100755
--- a/scripts/package.sh
+++ b/scripts/package.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ VERSION=$(jq -r ".version" package.json)
 PACKAGE=hydrogen-web-$VERSION.tar.gz
 yarn build
 pushd target
+# move config file so we don't override it
+# when deploying a new version
+mv config.json config.sample.json
 tar -czvf ../$PACKAGE ./
 popd
 echo $PACKAGE