diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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index 000000000..379d3ad59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
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+examples/
+doc/
+extensions/
+helpers/
+JSXCompressor/
+plugins/
+utils/
+update_cdnjs/