diff --git a/templates/cli-starter/package.json b/templates/cli-starter/package.json
index e3ff4dd..98e8446 100644
--- a/templates/cli-starter/package.json
+++ b/templates/cli-starter/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
   "author": "peterroe",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "package.json"
+  ],
   "keywords": [
     "cli",
     "typescript",
diff --git a/templates/ts-starter-vite/package.json b/templates/ts-starter-vite/package.json
index c94e39f..1e56260 100644
--- a/templates/ts-starter-vite/package.json
+++ b/templates/ts-starter-vite/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
   "author": "peterroe",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "package.json"
+  ],
   "keywords": [
     "typescript"
   ],
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@
     "fix": "eslint --fix \"**/*.{ts,js}\"",
     "start": "esno src/index.ts",
     "test": "vitest",
-    "release": "pnpm build bumpp && npm publish",
+    "release": "pnpm build && bumpp && npm publish",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "git-hook-init": "git init && husky install && husky add .husky/pre-commit 'npm run lint && npm run typecheck'"
   },
diff --git a/templates/ts-starter/package.json b/templates/ts-starter/package.json
index 05c95ba..ecb564c 100644
--- a/templates/ts-starter/package.json
+++ b/templates/ts-starter/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
   "author": "peterroe",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "package.json"
+  ],
   "keywords": [
     "typescript",
     "template"
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@
     "fix": "eslint --fix \"**/*.{ts,js}\"",
     "start": "esno src/index.ts",
     "test": "vitest",
-    "release": "pnpm build bumpp && npm publish",
+    "release": "pnpm build && bumpp && npm publish",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "git-hook-init": "git init && husky install && husky add .husky/pre-commit 'npm run lint && npm run typecheck'"
   },