diff --git a/.scripts/release.js b/.scripts/release.js
index 966aa7ad59..97c69b66fa 100644
--- a/.scripts/release.js
+++ b/.scripts/release.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 const tc = require('turbocolor');
 const execa = require('execa');
 const Listr = require('listr');
+const path = require('path');
 const octokit = require('@octokit/rest')()
 const common = require('./common');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ async function main() {
       throw new Error('env.GH_TOKEN is undefined');
     }
 
+    checkProductionRelease();
+
     const tasks = [];
     const { version } = common.readPkg('core');
     const changelog = findChangelog();
@@ -39,6 +42,15 @@ async function main() {
   }
 }
 
+function checkProductionRelease() {
+  const corePath = common.projectPath('core');
+  const hasEsm = fs.existsSync(path.join(corePath, 'dist', 'esm'));
+  const hasEsmEs5 = fs.existsSync(path.join(corePath, 'dist', 'esm-es5'));
+  const hasCjs = fs.existsSync(path.join(corePath, 'dist', 'cjs'));
+  if (!hasEsm || !hasEsmEs5 || !hasCjs) {
+    throw new Error('core build is not a production build');
+  }
+}
 
 function publishGit(tasks, version, changelog) {
   const tag = `v${version}`;
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb6530dad8..266c65b3f0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
+## [4.7.4](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/compare/v4.7.3...v4.7.4) (2019-08-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **core:** remove extra semicolons being rendered ([#19033](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/issues/19033)) ([39f0768](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/commit/39f0768))
+
+
+
 ## [4.7.3](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/compare/v4.7.2...v4.7.3) (2019-08-07)
 
 * **core:** fix an issue with production builds of `@ionic/core`
 
 
+
 ## [4.7.2](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic/compare/v4.7.1...v4.7.2) (2019-08-07)
 
 
diff --git a/angular/package.json b/angular/package.json
index 777ecfe464..8826cc223b 100644
--- a/angular/package.json
+++ b/angular/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/angular",
-  "version": "4.7.3",
+  "version": "4.7.4",
   "description": "Angular specific wrappers for @ionic/core",
   "keywords": [
     "ionic",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "css/"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/core": "4.7.3",
+    "@ionic/core": "4.7.4",
     "tslib": "^1.9.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index 51431f49c8..ee611baab5 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/core",
-  "version": "4.7.3",
+  "version": "4.7.4",
   "description": "Base components for Ionic",
   "keywords": [
     "ionic",
diff --git a/core/src/components/card-title/card-title.tsx b/core/src/components/card-title/card-title.tsx
index a0b1c6d12d..c7bf333ad6 100644
--- a/core/src/components/card-title/card-title.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/card-title/card-title.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class CardTitle implements ComponentInterface {
           [mode]: true
         }}
       >
-        <slot></slot>;
+        <slot></slot>
       </Host>
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/src/components/grid/grid.tsx b/core/src/components/grid/grid.tsx
index 624ed94d0c..acfbe9d221 100644
--- a/core/src/components/grid/grid.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/grid/grid.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class Grid implements ComponentInterface {
           'grid-fixed': this.fixed
         }}
       >
-        <slot></slot>;
+        <slot></slot>
       </Host>
     );
   }
diff --git a/docs/package.json b/docs/package.json
index a88a3fa1f4..acd0b6ae3d 100644
--- a/docs/package.json
+++ b/docs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/docs",
-  "version": "4.7.3",
+  "version": "4.7.4",
   "description": "Pre-packaged API documentation for the Ionic docs.",
   "main": "core.json",
   "files": [