diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 9a620da..25886cc 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ scripts
 examples
 projenrc
 /.projenrc.ts
+.copywrite.hcl
diff --git a/.projenrc.ts b/.projenrc.ts
index 5a4edc6..f76c33b 100644
--- a/.projenrc.ts
+++ b/.projenrc.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ project.addPackageIgnore("examples");
 project.addPackageIgnore("projenrc");
 project.addPackageIgnore("/.projenrc.ts");
 
+project.addPackageIgnore(".copywrite.hcl");
 // Run copywrite tool to add copyright headers to all files
 project.buildWorkflow?.addPostBuildSteps(
   {