diff --git a/.nxreleaserc.json b/.nxreleaserc.json
index 0fa5ccf9d..29bc26b9b 100644
--- a/.nxreleaserc.json
+++ b/.nxreleaserc.json
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
   "github": true,
   "ci": true,
   "commitMessage": "chore(release-${PROJECT_NAME}): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]",
-  "packageJsonDir": "dist/packages/${PROJECT_NAME}",
-  "gitAssets": ["packages/${PROJECT_NAME}/README.md", "packages/${PROJECT_NAME}/CHANGELOG.md"],
+  "gitAssets": [
+    "!dist/*",
+    "packages/${PROJECT_NAME}/README.md",
+    "packages/${PROJECT_NAME}/CHANGELOG.md"
+  ],
   "buildTarget": "${PROJECT_NAME}:build",
   "outputPath": "dist/packages/${PROJECT_NAME}",
   "repositoryUrl": "https://github.com/ForgeRock/forgerock-javascript-sdk.git",
diff --git a/dist/packages/javascript-sdk/package.json b/dist/packages/javascript-sdk/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f08fbf5db..000000000
--- a/dist/packages/javascript-sdk/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@forgerock/javascript-sdk",
-  "description": "ForgeRock JavaScript SDK",
-  "author": "ForgeRock",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "repository": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/ForgeRock/forgerock-javascript-sdk"
-  },
-  "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/ForgeRock/forgerock-javascript-sdk/issues"
-  },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/ForgeRock/forgerock-javascript-sdk#readme",
-  "module": "./index.js",
-  "main": "./index.cjs",
-  "type": "module",
-  "types": "./src/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": {
-      "types": "./src/index.d.ts",
-      "import": "./index.js",
-      "require": "./index.cjs"
-    }
-  },
-  "version": "4.0.0-beta.3"
-}
diff --git a/packages/javascript-sdk/project.json b/packages/javascript-sdk/project.json
index 54cc96fd8..e0e7bf7dc 100644
--- a/packages/javascript-sdk/project.json
+++ b/packages/javascript-sdk/project.json
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
         "compiler": "babel",
         "entryFile": "packages/javascript-sdk/src/index.ts",
         "outputPath": "dist/packages/javascript-sdk",
+        "assets": [
+          {
+            "input": "packages/javascript-sdk",
+            "glob": "README.md",
+            "output": "/"
+          }
+        ],
         "format": ["esm", "cjs"],
         "deleteOutputPath": true,
         "generateExportsField": true,