diff --git a/tools/publish.js b/tools/publish.js
index cf12e95cf1..32a0d142ee 100644
--- a/tools/publish.js
+++ b/tools/publish.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const publisher = new Listr([
                 let writtenNpmIgnore = false;
 
                 try {
-                  await fs.promises.writeFile(npmIgnorePath, ['*.ts', '!*.d.ts', '*.tsbuildinfo', 'tsconfig.json', '*.map', '/test'].join('\n'));
+                  await fs.promises.writeFile(npmIgnorePath, ['*.tsbuildinfo', '/test', '/src'].join('\n'));
                   writtenNpmIgnore = true;
 
                   await spawn('npm', ['publish', '--access=public', ...(isBeta ? ['--tag=beta'] : []), `--otp=${ctx.otp}`], {