diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json b/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
index 82ca512ef..fea7b49fc 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/package.json
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/third_party/**/*.{c,h}",
     "deps/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/**/*.{h,hh}",
     "deps/grpc/third_party/address_sorting/**/*.{c,h}",
+    "deps/grpc/third_party/cares/**/*.{c,h}",
     "binding.gyp"
   ],
   "main": "index.js",
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
index ffb86955c..b16ee1d12 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/templates/package.json.template
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
       "deps/grpc/third_party/boringssl/third_party/**/*.{c,h}",
       "deps/grpc/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/**/*.{h,hh}",
       "deps/grpc/third_party/address_sorting/**/*.{c,h}",
+      "deps/grpc/third_party/cares/**/*.{c,h}",
       "binding.gyp"
     ],
     "main": "index.js",