diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-CMakeLists.txt
-examples
-spine-as3
-spine-c
-spine-cocos2d-objc
-spine-cocos2dx
-spine-corona
-spine-csharp
-spine-js
-spine-libgdx
-spine-love
-spine-lua
-spine-monogame
-spine-sfml
-spine-starling
-spine-threejs
-spine-tk2d
-spine-unity
-spine-xna
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07fb21af9..3a6022952 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
 ## Typescript/Javascript
 * **Breaking change:** refactored to ECMAScript modules. See this [blog post](http://esotericsoftware.com/blog/spine-goes-npm) as well as the updated [README.md](spine-ts/README.md).
 * **Breaking change:** the `build/` folder and compiled artifacts are no longer part of the repository. Instead, `npm run build` in `spine-ts/` to generate ECMAScript modules and IIFE modules in `spine-<module-name>/dist`.
+* **Breaking change:** the `.npmignore` and `package.json` files in the root directory have been deleted. Use the corresponding files in `spine-ts/` instead, or better, depend on the packages from the NPM registry.
 * Updated runtime to be compatible with TypeScript 3.6.3.
 * Added `AssetManager#setRawDataURI(path, data)`. Allows to set raw data URIs for a specific path, which in turn enables embedding assets into JavaScript/HTML.
 * Expose non-essential colors on bones, bounding box, clipping, and path attachments.
@@ -215,7 +216,6 @@
 * `AssetManager` constructor now takes an option `Downloader` instance. Used to download assets only once and share them between `AssetManager` instances.
 * Added web worker support to `AssetManager`.
 * Added various default parameters to `AnimationState` methods for ease of use.
-* 
 
 ### WebGL backend
 * **Breaking change:** removed `SharedAssetManager`. Use `AssetManager` with a shared `Downloader` instance instead.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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-{
-  "name": "spine-runtimes",
-  "version": "3.5.35",
-  "description": "2D skeletal animation runtimes for Spine.",
-  "main": "spine-ts/build/spine-all.js",
-  "directories": {
-    "example": "examples"
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "spine-ts"
-  ],
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "git@github.com:EsotericSoftware/spine-runtimes.git"
-  },
-  "keywords": [
-    "spine",
-    "runtimes",
-    "2d",
-    "skeletal",
-    "animation"
-  ],
-  "author": "Esoteric Software",
-  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
-  "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/EsotericSoftware/spine-runtimes/issues"
-  },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/EsotericSoftware/spine-runtimes#readme"
-}