diff --git a/tsconfig.build.json b/tsconfig.build.json
index ebf0b72a..fbec7ef2 100644
--- a/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "extends": "./node_modules/@sentry-internal/typescript/tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
+    "module": "commonjs",
     "outDir": "dist/build",
     "lib": ["DOM", "ES2018"],
     "target": "es2018",