diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b8b240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# Based on https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gitignore/main/Node.gitignore
+*.so
+*.a
+*.dylib
+build/
+# Logs
+
+logs
+_.log
+npm-debug.log_
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+.pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# Caches
+
+.cache
+
+# Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)
+
+report.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.json
+
+# Runtime data
+
+pids
+_.pid
+_.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+
+coverage
+*.lcov
+
+# nyc test coverage
+
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Snowpack dependency directory (https://snowpack.dev/)
+
+web_modules/
+
+# TypeScript cache
+
+*.tsbuildinfo
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional stylelint cache
+
+.stylelintcache
+
+# Microbundle cache
+
+.rpt2_cache/
+.rts2_cache_cjs/
+.rts2_cache_es/
+.rts2_cache_umd/
+
+# Optional REPL history
+
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variable files
+
+.env
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+.env.local
+
+# parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
+
+.parcel-cache
+
+# Next.js build output
+
+.next
+out
+
+# Nuxt.js build / generate output
+
+.nuxt
+
+# Gatsby files
+
+# Comment in the public line in if your project uses Gatsby and not Next.js
+
+# https://nextjs.org/blog/next-9-1#public-directory-support
+
+# public
+
+# vuepress build output
+
+.vuepress/dist
+
+# vuepress v2.x temp and cache directory
+
+.temp
+
+# Docusaurus cache and generated files
+
+.docusaurus
+
+# Serverless directories
+
+.serverless/
+
+# FuseBox cache
+
+.fusebox/
+
+# DynamoDB Local files
+
+.dynamodb/
+
+# TernJS port file
+
+.tern-port
+
+# Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
+
+.vscode-test
+
+# yarn v2
+
+.yarn/cache
+.yarn/unplugged
+.yarn/build-state.yml
+.yarn/install-state.gz
+.pnp.*
+
+# IntelliJ based IDEs
+.idea
+
+# Finder (MacOS) folder config
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e7b25fa..be395d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "@nesterow/dal",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "repository":"https://github.com/nesterow/dal.git",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "registry": "https://npm.pkg.github.com"
+  },
   "module": "dist/index.js",
   "type": "module",
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@
     "test:serve": "cd dal/__test__/srv && go run main.go",
     "fmt": "prettier --write .",
     "build": "tsc",
+    "prepublish": "tsc",
     "preinstall": "cd binding && go build -buildmode=c-archive -o dal.a ./dal.go",
     "postinstall": "node-gyp configure build"
   }