diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16111934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
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+*~
+node_modules/
+coverage/
+.nyc_output/
+.idea/
+bundle/
+jsdoc/
+*.tgz