diff --git a/packages/generator-joplin/generators/app/templates/package_TEMPLATE.json b/packages/generator-joplin/generators/app/templates/package_TEMPLATE.json
index b305e584ab..645c519810 100644
--- a/packages/generator-joplin/generators/app/templates/package_TEMPLATE.json
+++ b/packages/generator-joplin/generators/app/templates/package_TEMPLATE.json
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
   "keywords": [
     "joplin-plugin"
   ],
+  "files": [
+    "publish"
+  ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^14.0.14",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",