diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 352b8e4e0..fcebaf7cf 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ node_modules
 .ruby-version
 
 # don't need these in the npm package.
+.github/
 src/
 _config.yml
 _config-deploy.yml