diff --git a/esbuild.config.mjs b/esbuild.config.mjs
index 8e2dad0..a902edc 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.mjs
+++ b/esbuild.config.mjs
@@ -1,42 +1,65 @@
-import esbuild from "esbuild";
-import process from "process";
-import builtins from 'builtin-modules'
+import process from "node:process";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { copyFileSync } from "node:fs";
 
-const banner =
-`/*
+import esbuild from "esbuild";
+import builtins from "builtin-modules";
+
+const banner = `/*
 THIS IS A GENERATED/BUNDLED FILE BY ESBUILD
 if you want to view the source, please visit the github repository of this plugin
 */
 `;
 
-const prod = (process.argv[2] === 'production');
+const prod = process.argv[2] === "production";
 
-esbuild.build({
+const buildOptions = {
 	banner: {
 		js: banner,
 	},
-	entryPoints: ['main.ts'],
+	entryPoints: ["main.ts", "styles.css"],
+	outdir: "dist",
 	bundle: true,
 	external: [
-		'obsidian',
-		'electron',
-		'@codemirror/autocomplete',
-		'@codemirror/collab',
-		'@codemirror/commands',
-		'@codemirror/language',
-		'@codemirror/lint',
-		'@codemirror/search',
-		'@codemirror/state',
-		'@codemirror/view',
-		'@lezer/common',
-		'@lezer/highlight',
-		'@lezer/lr',
-		...builtins],
-	format: 'cjs',
+		"obsidian",
+		"electron",
+		"@codemirror/autocomplete",
+		"@codemirror/collab",
+		"@codemirror/commands",
+		"@codemirror/language",
+		"@codemirror/lint",
+		"@codemirror/search",
+		"@codemirror/state",
+		"@codemirror/view",
+		"@lezer/common",
+		"@lezer/highlight",
+		"@lezer/lr",
+		...builtins,
+	],
+	format: "cjs",
 	watch: !prod,
-	target: 'es2018',
+	target: "es2018",
 	logLevel: "info",
-	sourcemap: prod ? false : 'inline',
+	sourcemap: prod ? false : "inline",
 	treeShaking: true,
-	outfile: 'main.js',
-}).catch(() => process.exit(1));
+};
+
+esbuild
+	.build(buildOptions)
+	.catch(() => process.exit(1))
+	.then(() => {
+		/**
+		 * If there is a new version number, copy it to the dist folder
+		 */
+		if (process.env.npm_new_version) {
+			const manifestJsonSrc = path.join(process.cwd(), "manifest.json");
+			const manifestJsonDist = path.join(
+				process.cwd(),
+				buildOptions.outdir,
+				"manifest.json"
+			);
+
+			// Copy the manifest.json file over to the dist folder
+			copyFileSync(manifestJsonSrc, manifestJsonDist);
+		}
+	});