diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 94c41f84f..1f00b080c 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 examples
 test
 src
+.pnpm-store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 60a838791..dd398d518 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v5.4.2
+
+* [fix: don't include anything apart from ts-loader in publish](https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-loader/pull/923) - thanks @johnnyreilly!
+
 ## v5.4.0
 
 * [feat: resolveTypeReferenceDirective support for yarn PnP](https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-loader/pull/921) - thanks @johnnyreilly!
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03bd9ee51..fbdb69842 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ts-loader",
-  "version": "5.4.0",
+  "version": "5.4.2",
   "description": "TypeScript loader for webpack",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "dist/types/index.d.ts",