diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7743d25d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Global settings
+
+# Test related
+__fixtures__/
+*.test.js
+test/
+test-generated/
+
+# Code-gen related
+generator.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5597e47f9..6f976db5ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "prepublishOnly": "compas run types",
-    "postpublish": "compas run types --script-args='clean'",
     "docs:dev": "vitepress dev docs",
     "docs:build": "vitepress build docs",
     "docs:serve": "vitepress serve docs"
diff --git a/packages/cli/.npmignore b/packages/cli/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fd377f3e1c..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-*.test.js
diff --git a/packages/code-gen/.gitignore b/packages/code-gen/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index c3ddca59ab..0000000000
--- a/packages/code-gen/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__fixtures__
diff --git a/packages/code-gen/.npmignore b/packages/code-gen/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index c806e1fecb..0000000000
--- a/packages/code-gen/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-test/
-test-generated/
-*.test.js
-__fixtures__
diff --git a/packages/compas/.npmignore b/packages/compas/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fd377f3e1c..0000000000
--- a/packages/compas/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-*.test.js
diff --git a/packages/compas/docs.md b/packages/compas/docs.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cbf1f10e7..0000000000
--- a/packages/compas/docs.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Temp docs instance
-
-Outputs:
-
-- Debug logger
-  - Enable via `--debug`
-  - Writes files to `.cache/compas-debug-1111.txt`
-- If `zakmes dev` is used, a small TUI is printed, giving information about
-  available actions and automations running in the background.
-
-Config:
-
-- Resolves config files in `config/compas.json`
-- All keys are optional, no extra keys are allowed, creates an empty file in the
-  'root' project
-- Supports nested projects
-  - Relative paths like "packages/my-project" or ["backend", "frontend"]
-  - Integrates with all output systems
-- Current options:
-  - projects: include nested projects
diff --git a/packages/create-compas/.npmignore b/packages/create-compas/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fd377f3e1c..0000000000
--- a/packages/create-compas/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-*.test.js
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/.npmignore b/packages/eslint-plugin/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fd377f3e1c..0000000000
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-*.test.js
diff --git a/packages/stdlib/.npmignore b/packages/stdlib/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fd377f3e1c..0000000000
--- a/packages/stdlib/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-*.test.js
diff --git a/packages/store/.npmignore b/packages/store/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index cde06db8ba..0000000000
--- a/packages/store/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-*.test.js
-__fixtures__/
-generator.js
-test/
diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index 4dbc3b24e6..3e551163aa 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async function cliExecutor(logger, state) {
     "-a",
     state.flags.version,
     "-m",
-    `${state.flags.version}`,
+    `chore: release ${state.flags.version}`,
   ]);
   await spawn("git", ["push"]);
   await spawn("git", ["push", "origin", state.flags.version]);