diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38d3a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+externals/
+example/
+spec/
+.gitignore
+.tm_properties
+.npmignore
+Gruntfile.js
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index ee78d27..30d1c71 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "ignore": [
-    "**/.*",
-    "bower_components",
-    "spec"
+    "spec/",
+    "externals/",
+    "example/",
+    "Gruntfile.js",
+    ".npmignore",
+    ".gitignore",
+    ".tm_properties"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "backbone": "~1.1.0",