diff --git a/packages/cli-template-contracts-hardhat/package.json b/packages/cli-template-contracts-hardhat/package.json
index 6ebd222b..adfe241c 100644
--- a/packages/cli-template-contracts-hardhat/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-template-contracts-hardhat/package.json
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
         ".prettierrc.json",
         "hardhat.config.ts",
         "tsconfig.json",
-        "README.md",
-        ".yarn/",
-        ".yarnrc.yml"
+        "README.md"
     ],
     "publishConfig": {
         "access": "public"
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
         "test:report-gas": "REPORT_GAS=true hardhat test",
         "test:coverage": "hardhat coverage",
         "typechain": "hardhat typechain",
-        "prepublish": "tar -czf files.tgz .gitignore",
+        "prepublish": "tar -czf files.tgz .gitignore .yarn .yarnrc.yml",
         "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.ts && solhint 'contracts/**/*.sol'",
         "prettier": "prettier -c --plugin=prettier-plugin-solidity .",
         "prettier:write": "prettier -w --plugin=prettier-plugin-solidity ."
diff --git a/packages/cli-template-monorepo-ethers/package.json b/packages/cli-template-monorepo-ethers/package.json
index fdb4dd8f..459beecf 100644
--- a/packages/cli-template-monorepo-ethers/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-template-monorepo-ethers/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "lint": "yarn workspaces foreach -A -pi run lint",
         "prettier": "prettier -c . && yarn workspaces foreach -A -pi run prettier",
         "prettier:write": "prettier -w . && yarn workspaces foreach -A -pi run prettier:write",
-        "prepublish": "tar -czf files.tgz .gitignore .yarn .yarnrc.yml apps"
+        "prepublish": "tar --exclude typechain-types --exclude artifacts --exclude cache  --exclude node_modules --exclude out --exclude .next --exclude build -czf files.tgz .gitignore .yarn .yarnrc.yml apps"
     },
     "workspaces": [
         "apps/*"
diff --git a/packages/cli-template-monorepo-subgraph/package.json b/packages/cli-template-monorepo-subgraph/package.json
index f73fb535..5ce7909e 100644
--- a/packages/cli-template-monorepo-subgraph/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-template-monorepo-subgraph/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         "lint": "yarn workspaces foreach -A -pi run lint",
         "prettier": "prettier -c . && yarn workspaces foreach -A -pi run prettier",
         "prettier:write": "prettier -w . && yarn workspaces foreach -A -pi run prettier:write",
-        "prepublish": "tar -czf files.tgz .gitignore .yarn .yarnrc.yml apps"
+        "prepublish": "tar --exclude typechain-types --exclude artifacts --exclude cache  --exclude node_modules --exclude out --exclude .next --exclude build -czf files.tgz .gitignore .yarn .yarnrc.yml apps"
     },
     "workspaces": [
         "apps/*"