diff --git a/utils/testrunner/.npmignore b/utils/testrunner/.npmignore
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+# exclude all examples and README.md
+examples/
+README.md
+
+# repeats from .gitignore
+node_modules
+.npmignore
+.DS_Store
+*.swp
+*.pyc
+.vscode
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock