diff --git a/packages/builders/src/components/selectMenu/BaseSelectMenu.ts b/packages/builders/src/components/selectMenu/BaseSelectMenu.ts
index 458876e7f..298d7dc5e 100644
--- a/packages/builders/src/components/selectMenu/BaseSelectMenu.ts
+++ b/packages/builders/src/components/selectMenu/BaseSelectMenu.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ComponentBuilder } from '../Component.js';
  *
  * @typeParam SelectMenuType - The type of select menu this would be instantiated for.
  */
-export class BaseSelectMenuBuilder<
+export abstract class BaseSelectMenuBuilder<
 	SelectMenuType extends APISelectMenuComponent,
 > extends ComponentBuilder<SelectMenuType> {
 	/**