diff --git a/generators/app/package-json.js b/generators/app/package-json.js
index df88f2e8..c0d9fdce 100644
--- a/generators/app/package-json.js
+++ b/generators/app/package-json.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const DEFAULTS = {
     'npm-merge-driver-install',
     'husky',
     'lint-staged',
-    'pkg-ok'
+    'videojs-generator-verify'
   ])
 };
 
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       'clean': 'shx rm -rf ./dist ./test/dist',
       'postclean': 'shx mkdir -p ./dist ./test/dist',
       'lint': 'vjsstandard',
-      'prepublish': 'not-in-install && npm run build && pkg-ok || in-install',
+      'prepublish': 'not-in-publish || npm-run-all build verify',
       'start': 'npm-run-all -p server watch',
       'server': 'karma start scripts/karma.conf.js --singleRun=false --auto-watch',
       'pretest': 'npm-run-all lint build',
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       'posttest': 'shx cat test/dist/coverage/text.txt',
       'preversion': 'npm test',
       'version': 'is-prerelease || npm run update-changelog && git add CHANGELOG.md',
+      'verify': 'vjsverify',
       'update-changelog': 'conventional-changelog -p videojs -i CHANGELOG.md -s',
       'watch': 'npm-run-all -p watch:*',
       'watch:js': 'npm run build:js -- -w'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 079c6abc..96dfd588 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -930,6 +930,12 @@
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+        "chalk": "^1.1.3",
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+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-W/Rejkm6QYnhfUgnid/RW9FAt7Y=",
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+          "integrity": "sha1-EYvfW4zcUaKn5w0hHgfisLmxB9M=",
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+          "requires": {
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+          "integrity": "sha1-ajhfuIU9lS1f8F0Oiq+UJ43GPc8=",
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@@ -2929,6 +3089,12 @@
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@@ -8568,6 +8850,15 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-ttulJ1KMKUK/wSLOLa/NteWQdOc="
     },
+    "pkg-can-install": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pkg-can-install/-/pkg-can-install-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LRvLsj4XajSAf6RBO88H99SLEiDNeJ7lCF9rf42vQCCrmFtBEfbXflgJ5qRtwCdeA/Y+X3UYHoJkElT2BFEDGg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "shelljs": "^0.8.2"
+      }
+    },
     "pkg-dir": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pkg-dir/-/pkg-dir-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -9083,6 +9374,24 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-t+PqQkNaTJsnWdmeDyAesZWALuE=",
       "optional": true
     },
+    "prettyjson": {
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettyjson/-/prettyjson-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-/P+rQdGcq0365eV15kJGYZsS0ok=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "colors": "^1.1.2",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ=",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "private": {
       "version": "0.1.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/private/-/private-0.1.8.tgz",
@@ -9900,6 +10209,12 @@
         "individual": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "rx": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rx/-/rx-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-pfE/957zt0D+MKqAP7CfmIBdR4I=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "rxjs": {
       "version": "6.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rxjs/-/rxjs-6.3.2.tgz",
@@ -10138,16 +10453,16 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-tf3AjxKH6hF4Yo5BXiUTK3NkbG0="
     },
     "sinon": {
-      "version": "6.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sinon/-/sinon-6.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gLFZz5UYvOhYzQ+DBzw/OCkmWaLAHlAyQiE2wxUOmAGVdasP9Yw93E+OwZ0UuhW3ReMu1FKniuNsL6VukvC77w==",
+      "version": "6.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sinon/-/sinon-6.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sEFERR7FGK/PWDzWqCJ1w9ywixwfJ0pbHwHdaWeOsK/bm8Uh25TXHFY0vtF+ZawV3kD8+fA+yyklMX+COlJr6w==",
       "requires": {
         "@sinonjs/commons": "^1.0.2",
         "@sinonjs/formatio": "^2.0.0",
         "@sinonjs/samsam": "^2.0.0",
         "diff": "^3.5.0",
         "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
-        "lolex": "^2.7.2",
+        "lolex": "^2.7.4",
         "nise": "^1.4.4",
         "supports-color": "^5.5.0",
         "type-detect": "^4.0.8"
@@ -10412,6 +10727,16 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-url/-/source-map-url-0.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-PpNdfd1zYxuXZZlW1VEo6HtQhKM="
     },
+    "spawn-sync": {
+      "version": "1.0.15",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/spawn-sync/-/spawn-sync-1.0.15.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-sAeZVX63+wyDdsKdROih6mfldHY=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "concat-stream": "^1.4.7",
+        "os-shim": "^0.1.2"
+      }
+    },
     "spdx-correct": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/spdx-correct/-/spdx-correct-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -10471,6 +10796,12 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-BOaSb2YolTVPPdAVIDYzuFcpfiw="
     },
+    "stack-trace": {
+      "version": "0.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stack-trace/-/stack-trace-0.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-VHxws0fo0ytOEI6hoqFZ5f3eGcA=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "staged-git-files": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/staged-git-files/-/staged-git-files-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -10713,6 +11044,179 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "tabtab": {
+      "version": "2.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tabtab/-/tabtab-2.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-egR/FDsBC0y9MfhX6ClhUSy/ThQ=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "debug": "^2.2.0",
+        "inquirer": "^1.0.2",
+        "lodash.difference": "^4.5.0",
+        "lodash.uniq": "^4.5.0",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.0",
+        "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+        "npmlog": "^2.0.3",
+        "object-assign": "^4.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansi-escapes": {
+          "version": "1.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-escapes/-/ansi-escapes-1.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-06ioOzGapneTZisT52HHkRQiMG4=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "ansi-regex": {
+          "version": "2.1.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-2.1.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-w7M6te42DYbg5ijwRorn7yfWVN8=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "ansi-styles": {
+          "version": "2.2.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-2.2.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-tDLdM1i2NM914eRmQ2gkBTPB3b4=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "chalk": {
+          "version": "1.1.3",
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-1.1.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-qBFcVeSnAv5NFQq9OHKCKn4J/Jg=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-styles": "^2.2.1",
+            "escape-string-regexp": "^1.0.2",
+            "has-ansi": "^2.0.0",
+            "strip-ansi": "^3.0.0",
+            "supports-color": "^2.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "cli-cursor": {
+          "version": "1.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cli-cursor/-/cli-cursor-1.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-ZNo/fValRBLll5S9Ytw1KV6PKYc=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "restore-cursor": "^1.0.1"
+          }
+        },
+        "external-editor": {
+          "version": "1.1.1",
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/external-editor/-/external-editor-1.1.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-Etew24UPf/fnCBuvQAVwAGDEYAs=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "extend": "^3.0.0",
+            "spawn-sync": "^1.0.15",
+            "tmp": "^0.0.29"
+          }
+        },
+        "figures": {
+          "version": "1.7.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/figures/-/figures-1.7.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-y+Hjr/zxzUS4DK3+0o3Hk6lwHS4=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "escape-string-regexp": "^1.0.5",
+            "object-assign": "^4.1.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "inquirer": {
+          "version": "1.2.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inquirer/-/inquirer-1.2.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-TexvMvN+97sLLtPx0aXD9UUHSRg=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-escapes": "^1.1.0",
+            "chalk": "^1.0.0",
+            "cli-cursor": "^1.0.1",
+            "cli-width": "^2.0.0",
+            "external-editor": "^1.1.0",
+            "figures": "^1.3.5",
+            "lodash": "^4.3.0",
+            "mute-stream": "0.0.6",
+            "pinkie-promise": "^2.0.0",
+            "run-async": "^2.2.0",
+            "rx": "^4.1.0",
+            "string-width": "^1.0.1",
+            "strip-ansi": "^3.0.0",
+            "through": "^2.3.6"
+          }
+        },
+        "is-fullwidth-code-point": {
+          "version": "1.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-1.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-754xOG8DGn8NZDr4L95QxFfvAMs=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "number-is-nan": "^1.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "minimist": {
+          "version": "1.2.0",
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "mute-stream": {
+          "version": "0.0.6",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-0.0.6.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-SJYrGeFp/R38JAs/HnMXYnu8R9s=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "onetime": {
+          "version": "1.1.0",
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/onetime/-/onetime-1.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-ofeDj4MUxRbwXs78vEzP4EtO14k=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "restore-cursor": {
+          "version": "1.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/restore-cursor/-/restore-cursor-1.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-NGYfRohjJ/7SmRR5FSJS35LapUE=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "exit-hook": "^1.0.0",
+            "onetime": "^1.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "string-width": {
+          "version": "1.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-1.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-EYvfW4zcUaKn5w0hHgfisLmxB9M=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "code-point-at": "^1.0.0",
+            "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^1.0.0",
+            "strip-ansi": "^3.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "strip-ansi": {
+          "version": "3.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-3.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-ajhfuIU9lS1f8F0Oiq+UJ43GPc8=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "supports-color": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-U10EXOa2Nj+kARcIRimZXp3zJMc=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "tmp": {
+          "version": "0.0.29",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tmp/-/tmp-0.0.29.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-8lEl/w3Z2jzLDC3Tce4SiLuRKMA=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "os-tmpdir": "~1.0.1"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "taffydb": {
       "version": "2.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/taffydb/-/taffydb-2.6.2.tgz",
@@ -10921,6 +11425,12 @@
         "mime-types": "~2.1.18"
       }
     },
+    "typedarray": {
+      "version": "0.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typedarray/-/typedarray-0.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-hnrHTjhkGHsdPUfZlqeOxciDB3c=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "uc.micro": {
       "version": "1.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uc.micro/-/uc.micro-1.0.5.tgz",
@@ -11388,6 +11898,19 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "videojs-generator-verify": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/videojs-generator-verify/-/videojs-generator-verify-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9izwQzNCiWhGgFILNMZFSQlAaMgDev98S9ViHD7EqhUoWLHhlaJp1imQ3XCqeccN59Ig6RQVxO5kgk1KM+mhxQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "colorette": "^1.0.1",
+        "es-check": "^3.0.0",
+        "pkg-can-install": "^1.0.3",
+        "pkg-ok": "^2.2.0",
+        "shelljs": "^0.8.2"
+      }
+    },
     "videojs-languages": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/videojs-languages/-/videojs-languages-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -11585,6 +12108,34 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which-module/-/which-module-2.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-2e8H3Od7mQK4o6j6SzHD4/fm6Ho="
     },
+    "winston": {
+      "version": "2.4.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/winston/-/winston-2.4.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NBo2Pepn4hK4V01UfcWcDlmiVTs7VTB1h7bgnB0rgP146bYhMxX0ypCz3lBOfNxCO4Zuek7yeT+y/zM1OfMw4Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "async": "~1.0.0",
+        "colors": "1.0.x",
+        "cycle": "1.0.x",
+        "eyes": "0.1.x",
+        "isstream": "0.1.x",
+        "stack-trace": "0.0.x"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "async": {
+          "version": "1.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-1.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-+PwEyjoTeErenhZBr5hXjPvWR6k=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "colors": {
+          "version": "1.0.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.0.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-BDP0TYCWgP3rYO0mDxsMJi6CpAs=",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "wordwrap": {
       "version": "0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-0.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8fc91f2c..2399eaaa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@
     "test": "npm-run-all test:*",
     "test:unit": "mocha test/*.test.js",
     "test:integration": "node scripts/run-integration-tests.js",
+    "preversion": "npm run test",
     "version": "is-prerelease || npm run update-changelog && git add CHANGELOG.md",
-    "update-changelog": "conventional-changelog -p videojs -i CHANGELOG.md -s"
+    "update-changelog": "conventional-changelog -p videojs -i CHANGELOG.md -s",
+    "prepublish": "not-in-publish || vjsverify --skip-es-check"
   },
   "lint-staged": {
     "*.js": [
@@ -61,11 +63,11 @@
     "not-prerelease": "^1.0.1",
     "npm-merge-driver-install": "^1.0.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.3",
-    "pkg-ok": "^2.2.0",
     "videojs-standard": "^7.1.0",
     "yeoman-assert": "^3.1.1",
     "yeoman-test": "^2.0.0",
-    "jsdoc": "https://github.com/BrandonOCasey/jsdoc#feat/plugin-from-cli"
+    "jsdoc": "https://github.com/BrandonOCasey/jsdoc#feat/plugin-from-cli",
+    "videojs-generator-verify": "~1.0.3"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "global": "^4.3.2",
diff --git a/scripts/run-integration-tests.js b/scripts/run-integration-tests.js
index 037d592f..82f73501 100644
--- a/scripts/run-integration-tests.js
+++ b/scripts/run-integration-tests.js
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 const helpers = require('yeoman-test');
 const libs = require('../test/libs.js');
 const spawnSync = require('child_process').spawnSync;
+const path = require('path');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
-let tempDir = '';
+let tempDir;
 
 helpers.run(libs.GENERATOR_PATH)
   .inTmpDir(function(dir) {
@@ -22,36 +25,68 @@ helpers.run(libs.GENERATOR_PATH)
     precommit: true
   })
   .then(function() {
-    const installRetval = spawnSync('npm', ['i'], {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-      env: process.env,
-      cwd: tempDir
-    });
+    const spawnOptions = {cwd: tempDir};
 
-    if (installRetval.status !== 0) {
-      console.error('npm i failed');
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
+    const cleanup = function() {
+      console.log(`Cleaning up ${tempDir}`);
+      const result = spawnSync(
+        path.join(tempDir, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'shx'),
+        ['rm', '-rf', tempDir],
+        spawnOptions
+      );
 
-    const testRetval = spawnSync('npm', ['run', 'test'], {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-      env: process.env,
-      cwd: tempDir
-    });
+      if (result.status !== 0) {
+        console.error('Failed to cleanup');
+      }
+    };
+
+    process.on('SIGINT', cleanup);
+    process.on('SIGQUIT', cleanup);
+    process.on('exit', cleanup);
+
+    const commands = [
+      ['git', 'init'],
+      // mimics yeoman install command
+      ['npm', 'install', '--cache-min', '86400'],
+      ['npm', 'ci'],
+      ['git', 'add', '--all'],
+      ['git', 'commit', '-a', '-m', 'feat: initial release!'],
+      ['npm', 'version', 'prerelease'],
+      // copy the changelog over to check its size
+      ['shx', 'cp', 'CHANGELOG.md', 'CHANGELOG-prerelease.md'],
+      ['npm', 'version', 'major'],
+      ['npm', 'publish', '--dry-run']
+    ];
 
-    if (testRetval.status !== 0) {
-      console.error('npm test failed');
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
+    commands.forEach(function(args) {
+      const cmd = args.shift();
+      const command = `${path.basename(cmd)} ${args.join(' ')}`;
 
-    const rmRetval = spawnSync('shx', ['rm', '-rf', tempDir], {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-      env: process.env,
-      cwd: process.cwd()
+      console.log(`Running '${command}'`);
+      const retval = spawnSync(cmd, args, spawnOptions);
+
+      if (retval.status !== 0) {
+        const output = retval.output
+          .filter((s) => !!s)
+          .map((s) => s.toString())
+          .join('');
+
+        console.error(output);
+        throw new Error(`${command} Failed`);
+      }
     });
 
-    if (rmRetval.status !== 0) {
-      console.error('failed to rm temp dir ' + tempDir);
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
+    const release = fs.statSync(path.join(tempDir, 'CHANGELOG.md'));
+    const prerelease = fs.statSync(path.join(tempDir, 'CHANGELOG-prerelease.md'));
+
+    assert.ok(prerelease.size === 0, 'changelog was not written to after prerelease');
+    assert.ok(release.size > 0, 'changelog was written to after major');
+
+    // test is a success
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  }).then(() => {
+    process.exit();
+  }).catch((e) => {
+    console.error(e.message);
+    process.exit(1);
   });