diff --git a/.changeset/brown-ladybugs-invent.md b/.changeset/brown-ladybugs-invent.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cb6fa05bd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-ladybugs-invent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@firebase/firestore-compat": patch
+---
+
+only publish dist folder to npm for @firebase/firestore-compat
diff --git a/packages/firestore-compat/package.json b/packages/firestore-compat/package.json
index f47ef9a7f59..97b1dbbda74 100644
--- a/packages/firestore-compat/package.json
+++ b/packages/firestore-compat/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   "browser": "dist/index.esm2017.js",
   "module": "dist/index.esm2017.js",
   "esm5": "dist/index.esm5.js",
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint -c .eslintrc.js '**/*.ts' --ignore-path '../../.gitignore'",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix -c .eslintrc.js '**/*.ts' --ignore-path '../../.gitignore'",