diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d34eb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82be613..28ecac6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 	"version": "0.0.1",
 	"description": "",
 	"repository": {
-		"url": "https://github.com/jamesatjaminit/"
+		"url": "https://github.com/jamesatjaminit/classcharts-api"
 	},
-	"main": "dist/index.js",
+	"main": "./index.js",
 	"scripts": {
-		"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+		"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+		"prepublishOnly": "npx tsc && node dist/release.js"
 	},
 	"author": "",
 	"license": "ISC",
diff --git a/src/release.ts b/src/release.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..803d76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/release.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+
+// DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE
+// This file is used by build system to build a clean npm package with the compiled js files in the root of the package.
+// It will not be included in the npm package.
+
+function main() {
+    const source = fs
+        .readFileSync(__dirname + '/../package.json')
+        .toString('utf-8')
+    const sourceObj = JSON.parse(source)
+    sourceObj.scripts = {}
+    sourceObj.devDependencies = {}
+    if (sourceObj.main.startsWith('dist/')) {
+        sourceObj.main = sourceObj.main.slice(5)
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+        __dirname + '/package.json',
+        Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(sourceObj, null, 2), 'utf-8')
+    )
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+        __dirname + '/version.txt',
+        Buffer.from(sourceObj.version, 'utf-8')
+    )
+    try {
+        fs.mkdirSync(__dirname + '/types/')
+    } catch {}
+
+    fs.copyFileSync(
+        __dirname + '/../types/index.d.ts',
+        __dirname + '/types/index.d.ts'
+    )
+    fs.copyFileSync(__dirname + '/../.npmignore', __dirname + '/.npmignore')
+}
+
+main()