diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 024eab122..c5205da17 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,31 +2,6 @@
 debug.ts
 configs.ts
 
-.DS_Store
-.lock
-
-# Node modules - npm
-node_modules/
-
-# Log files
-npm-debug.log*
-
-# Docs
-dist/
-public/
-.cache/
-
-# IntelliJ IDEA
-.idea/
-
-# Windows
-desktop.ini
-
-# Visual Studio Code
-.vscode/*
-!.vscode/tasks.json
-!.vscode/launch.json
-*.code-workspace
-
-# Sublime Text
-.sublime-project
\ No newline at end of file
+# npm stuff
+.npmignore
+package.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dnt.ts b/dnt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfc971a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { build } from "https://deno.land/x/dnt@0.6.0/mod.ts";
+import { DISCORDENO_VERSION } from "./mod.ts";
+
+await Deno.remove("npm", { recursive: true }).catch((_) => {});
+
+await build({
+  entryPoints: ["./mod.ts"],
+  outDir: "./npm",
+  typeCheck: false,
+  declaration: true,
+  test: false,
+  package: {
+    name: "discordeno",
+    version: DISCORDENO_VERSION,
+  },
+  compilerOptions: { target: "ES2020" },
+});
+
+// post build steps
+Deno.copyFileSync("LICENSE", "npm/LICENSE");
+Deno.copyFileSync("README.md", "npm/README.md");