diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c3202dd..2462078a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite dev",
-    "build": "vite build && npm run package",
+    "build": "vite build && npm run package && node scripts/copy.js",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "package": "svelte-package",
     "package:watch": "svelte-package --watch",
diff --git a/scripts/copy.js b/scripts/copy.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e72cc117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/copy.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+
+// read file into JSON
+const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync('package.json', 'utf-8'));
+const readme = readFileSync('README.md', 'utf-8');
+const license = readFileSync('LICENSE', 'utf-8');
+
+// write it to your output directory
+writeFileSync('./dist/package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2));
+writeFileSync('./dist/README.md', readme);
+writeFileSync('./dist/LICENSE', license);