diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21afd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.github
+.svelte-kit
+.vscode
+build
+src
+static
+tests
+.eslintrc.js
+.eslintignore
+.prettierrc
+.prettierrcignore
+README.md
+svelte.config.js
+vite.config.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b94492b..8be2c0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,12 +64,7 @@
       "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
       "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
       "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/npm",
-        {
-          "pkgRoot": "package"
-        }
-      ],
+      "@semantic-release/npm",
       "@semantic-release/github"
     ]
   }