diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+*
+!README.md
+!CHANGELOG.md
+!CONTRIBUTING.MD
+!LICENCE.TXT
+!package.json
+!package-lock.json
+!yarn.lock
+!docs
+!example
+!taginfo.json
+!lib/*.js
+!profiles/*
+!profiles/lib/*
+!profiles/examples/*