diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a070f3af..3ef485eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "dev": "npm run test:watch",
     "prebuild": "npm run clean && npm run test",
     "build": "npm run build:cjs && npm run build:esm",
-    "build:cjs": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --module commonjs --outDir dist/cjs",
-    "build:esm": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --module esNext --outDir dist/esm",
+    "build:cjs": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --module commonjs --outDir dist/cjs --target es5",
+    "build:esm": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --module esNext --outDir dist/esm --target es6",
     "postbuild": "npm run copy:hooks && npm run update:readme",
     "pretest": "npm run lint && npm run types-check",
     "test": "jest",
diff --git a/tsconfig.build.json b/tsconfig.build.json
index e766c400..38020790 100644
--- a/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": "./src",
-    "target": "esnext",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "isolatedModules": true,
     // Needed for CommonJS modules