diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c87974c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.github
+dist
+tests
+src
+tsconfig.json
+jest.config.json
+eslint.config.js
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 978a099..8e77d16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "lint:fix": "eslint src --fix",
     "test": "jest",
-    "publish": "npm publish"
+    "publish": "npm run build && npm publish"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.8.0",