diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f01f85..5ce731c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "prepublishOnly": "rm -rf dist && yarn test",
     "postpublish": "git push && git push --tags && cd ../d3.github.com && git pull && cp ../${npm_package_name}/dist/${npm_package_name}.js ${npm_package_name}.v${npm_package_version%%.*}.js && cp ../${npm_package_name}/dist/${npm_package_name}.min.js ${npm_package_name}.v${npm_package_version%%.*}.min.js && git add ${npm_package_name}.v${npm_package_version%%.*}.js ${npm_package_name}.v${npm_package_version%%.*}.min.js && git commit -m \"${npm_package_name} ${npm_package_version}\" && git push && cd - && zip -j dist/${npm_package_name}.zip -- LICENSE README.md dist/${npm_package_name}.js dist/${npm_package_name}.min.js"
   },
+  "sideEffects": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "d3-array": "1.2.0 - 2",
     "d3-format": "1",