diff --git a/tsconfig.esm.prod.json b/tsconfig.esm.prod.json
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+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "skipLibCheck": true, // because of the error in @types/markdown-it
+    "sourceMap": false,
+  },
+  "exclude": ["**/__exclude", "src/test", "src/**/*.test.*"],
+}