diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 8921e7e3b..000000000
--- a/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-examples
-node_modules
-test
-npm-debug.log
-coverage.html
-.gitignore
-dist
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cd5cef0a..6f53c97d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,5 +50,9 @@
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git@github.com:socketio/engine.io.git"
-  }
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "index.js",
+    "lib/"
+  ]
 }