diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index efa457b384..083b58a233 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 !/LICENSE
 !/README.md
 !/VERSION
+!/OPENAPI_VERSION
 !/package.json
 !/cjs/**/*
 !/esm/**/*