diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9854e396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+lib-cov
+*.seed
+*.log
+*.csv
+*.dat
+*.out
+*.pid
+*.gz
+*.swp
+tags
+pids
+logs
+results
+build
+
+node_modules
+
+# extras
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.project
+peerdb.json
+
+npm-debug.log
+.nodemonignore
+
+.DS_Store
+db/txs/*
+db/txs
+db/testnet/txs/*
+db/testnet/txs
+db/blocks/*
+db/blocks
+db/testnet/blocks/*
+db/testnet/blocks
+
+README.html
+k*
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5deb2195..439bf97a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "insight-bitcore-api",
   "description": "An open-source bitcoin blockchain API. The Insight API provides you with a convenient, powerful and simple way to query and broadcast data on the bitcoin network and build your own services with it.",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.2.3",
   "author": {
     "name": "Ryan X Charles",
     "email": "ryan@bitpay.com"