diff --git a/scripts/build-options.ts b/scripts/build-options.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0062ffbc..00000000
--- a/scripts/build-options.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-import { Options } from 'tsup';
-import { InlineCSSPlugin } from './inline-css-plugin.js';
-
-// import pkgJson from '../package.json' assert { type: 'json' };
-
-// const peerdependencies: string[] = [];
-// for (const property in pkgJson.peerdependencies) {
-//   peerdependencies.push(property);
-// }
-
-const options = {
-  clean: false,
-  target: 'es2017',
-  dts: true,
-  format: ['esm'],
-  entryPoints: [
-    // NOTE: Entry points must be mapped in package.json > exports, otherwise users won't be able to import them!
-    './src/lib/qti-components/index.ts',
-    './src/lib/qti-transformers/index.ts'
-  ],
-  // external: peerdependencies, // ['@lit/react', '@lit/context', 'react', 'lit'],
-  splitting: true,
-  esbuildPlugins: [InlineCSSPlugin],
-  outDir: 'dist'
-} as Options;
-
-export const watchOptions = {
-  ...options,
-  clean: true,
-  sourcemap: 'inline',
-  define: {
-    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"development"',
-    DEBUG: 'true'
-  }
-} as Options;
-
-export const buildOptions = {
-  ...options,
-  format: [...options.format!, 'cjs'],
-  minify: true,
-  bundle: true,
-  pure: ['console.log'],
-  define: {
-    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"production"'
-  }
-} as Options;
-
-export const debugOptions = {
-  ...options,
-  pure: [],
-  bundle: true,
-  define: {
-    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"production"',
-    DEBUG: 'true'
-  },
-  outDir: 'dist/debug'
-} as Options;
-
-// Make a build purely for enjoying creating qti-items in a plain HTML file
-export const completeOptions = {
-  ...options,
-  dts: false,
-  external: [],
-  noExternal: [/(.*)/],
-  splitting: false,
-  sourcemap: false,
-  minify: true,
-  bundle: true,
-  entryPoints: ['./src/index.ts'],
-  pure: ['console.log'],
-  define: {
-    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"production"'
-  }
-} as Options;
diff --git a/scripts/build.ts b/scripts/build.ts
index 6dc49a76..a9bc2cba 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/scripts/build.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
 import { existsSync, promises as fsPromises } from 'fs';
 import tsup, { Options } from 'tsup';
-import { buildOptions, completeOptions, debugOptions, watchOptions } from './build-options.js';
+import { InlineCSSPlugin } from './inline-css-plugin.js';
 
 const command = process.argv[2];
 const buildType = command === 'watch' ? 'watch' : 'build';
@@ -11,6 +11,82 @@ console.log('Building the project...');
 
 const outdir = 'dist';
 
+import pkgJson from '../package.json' assert { type: 'json' };
+
+const peerdependencies: string[] = [];
+for (const property in pkgJson.peerdependencies) {
+  peerdependencies.push(property);
+}
+
+// ---- the options ----
+
+const options = {
+  clean: false,
+  target: 'es2017',
+  dts: true,
+  format: ['esm'],
+  entryPoints: [
+    // NOTE: Entry points must be mapped in package.json > exports, otherwise users won't be able to import them!
+    './src/lib/qti-components/index.ts',
+    './src/lib/qti-transformers/index.ts'
+  ],
+  // external: peerdependencies, // ['@lit/react', '@lit/context', 'react', 'lit'],
+  splitting: true,
+  esbuildPlugins: [InlineCSSPlugin],
+  outDir: 'dist'
+} as Options;
+
+export const watchOptions = {
+  ...options,
+  clean: true,
+  sourcemap: 'inline',
+  define: {
+    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"development"',
+    DEBUG: 'true'
+  }
+} as Options;
+
+export const buildOptions = {
+  ...options,
+  format: [...options.format!, 'cjs'],
+  minify: true,
+  bundle: true,
+  pure: ['console.log'],
+  define: {
+    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"production"'
+  }
+} as Options;
+
+export const debugOptions = {
+  ...options,
+  pure: [],
+  bundle: true,
+  define: {
+    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"production"',
+    DEBUG: 'true'
+  },
+  outDir: 'dist/debug'
+} as Options;
+
+// Make a build purely for enjoying creating qti-items in a plain HTML file
+export const completeOptions = {
+  ...options,
+  dts: false,
+  external: [],
+  noExternal: [/(.*)/],
+  splitting: false,
+  sourcemap: false,
+  minify: true,
+  bundle: true,
+  entryPoints: ['./src/index.ts'],
+  pure: ['console.log'],
+  define: {
+    'process.env.NODE_ENV': '"production"'
+  }
+} as Options;
+
+// ---- the build ----
+
 (async () => {
   try {
     // make sure the folder is clean