diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 483ee6f..a43c250 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ distTest
 world/*
 !world/.gitkeep
 package-lock.json
+README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ff20e6..e0c927c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prepare": "require-self",
+    "prepublishOnly": "cp docs/README.md README.md",
     "lint": "standard test/*.test.js src/**/*.js src/**/**/*.js src/*.js examples/*.js *.js",
     "test": "jest --verbose --runInBand"
   },