diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 258b53f654..0000000000
--- a/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# files
-reports/
-resolvers/
-
-# config
-.eslintrc.yml
-.travis.yml
-appveyor.yml
-.coveralls.yml
-.editorconfig
-.gitignore
-
-# project stuff
-*.sublime-*
-tests/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a44ff9b8cd..99fe748b45 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangelog.com).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- using `package.json/files` instead of `.npmignore` for package file inclusion ([#228], thanks [@mathieudutour])
 
 ## [1.3.0] - 2016-03-20
 Major perf improvements. Between parsing only once and ignoring gigantic, non-module `node_modules`,
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [`no-amd`]: ./docs/rules/no-amd.md
 [`namespace`]: ./docs/rules/namespace.md
 
+[#228]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/228
 [#211]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/211
 [#157]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/157
 
@@ -149,3 +152,5 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [0.12.1]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/compare/v0.12.0...v0.12.1
 [0.12.0]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/compare/v0.11.0...v0.12.0
 [0.11.0]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/compare/v0.10.1...v0.11.0
+
+[@mathieudutour]: https://github.com/mathieudutour
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 86448e2dd2..4fafc60551 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
   "directories": {
     "test": "tests"
   },
+  "files": [
+    "lib",
+    "config",
+    "memo-parser"
+  ],
   "scripts": {
     "watch": "cross-env NODE_PATH=./lib gulp watch-test",
     "cover": "gulp pretest && cross-env NODE_PATH=./lib istanbul cover --dir reports/coverage _mocha tests/lib/ -- --recursive -R progress",