diff --git a/packages/create-puck-app/index.js b/packages/create-puck-app/index.js
index 4b87afb3a4..074c60781d 100755
--- a/packages/create-puck-app/index.js
+++ b/packages/create-puck-app/index.js
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ program
       const filePath = path.join(templatePath, templateFile);
       const targetPath = filePath
         .replace(templatePath, appPath)
-        .replace(".hbs", "");
+        .replace(".hbs", "")
+        .replace("gitignore", ".gitignore"); // .gitignore gets ignored by npm during publish, so we have to rename it
 
       let data;
 
diff --git a/packages/create-puck-app/package.json b/packages/create-puck-app/package.json
index 577f76d38c..b2275d0316 100644
--- a/packages/create-puck-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-puck-app/package.json
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
   "bin": {
     "create-puck-app": "./index.js"
   },
-  "files": [
-    "templates"
-  ],
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^10.0.1",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.7",
diff --git a/packages/create-puck-app/templates/next/.gitignore b/packages/create-puck-app/templates/next/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-puck-app/templates/next/.gitignore
rename to packages/create-puck-app/templates/next/gitignore