diff --git a/changelog.d/414.misc b/changelog.d/414.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35cc9ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/414.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add package scripts for cleaning build files (which can be run with `yarn clean`).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a737b19..a043075c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
     "build:docs": "ts-node scripts/build-metrics-docs.ts > docs/metrics.md && mdbook build",
     "dev:web": "vite dev",
     "build": "scripts/build-app.sh",
+    "clean:web": "rimraf public/",
+    "clean:app": "tsc --build tsconfig.json --clean",
+    "clean:app:rs": "rimraf src/libRs.d.ts target/",
+    "clean:docs": "mdbook clean",
+    "clean": "scripts/clean.sh",
     "prepare": "yarn build",
     "start": "node --require source-map-support/register lib/App/BridgeApp.js",
     "start:app": "node --require source-map-support/register lib/App/BridgeApp.js",
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@
     "mini.css": "^3.0.1",
     "mocha": "^8.2.1",
     "preact": "^10.5.15",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "sass": "^1.51.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "typescript": "^4.5.2",
diff --git a/scripts/clean.sh b/scripts/clean.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..02ed89a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/clean.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# exit when any command fails
+set -e
+
+echo "Cleaning web"
+yarn run clean:web
+echo "Cleaning Typescript layer"
+yarn run clean:app
+echo "Cleaning Rust layer"
+yarn run clean:app:rs