diff --git a/packages/protobuf/.npmignore b/packages/protobuf/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..101474631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/protobuf/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/src
+/*.json
diff --git a/packages/protobuf/package.json b/packages/protobuf/package.json
index 5756644db..cd0992da4 100644
--- a/packages/protobuf/package.json
+++ b/packages/protobuf/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,5 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "upstream-protobuf": "*"
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "dist/**"
-  ]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/protoc-gen-es/.npmignore b/packages/protoc-gen-es/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..101474631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/protoc-gen-es/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/src
+/*.json
diff --git a/packages/protoplugin/.npmignore b/packages/protoplugin/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..101474631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/protoplugin/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/src
+/*.json
diff --git a/packages/protoplugin/package.json b/packages/protoplugin/package.json
index 424560949..5497bb549 100644
--- a/packages/protoplugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/protoplugin/package.json
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
     "@typescript/vfs": "^1.4.0",
     "typescript": "4.5.2"
   },
-  "files": [
-    "dist/**"
-  ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/lz-string": "^1.5.0"
   }