diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-phones-search.md b/.changeset/eleven-phones-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5be32a7ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-phones-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'lit': patch
+---
+
+remove test directory from npm publication
diff --git a/packages/lit/package.json b/packages/lit/package.json
index f35564a6d8..6b7d35a3b4 100644
--- a/packages/lit/package.json
+++ b/packages/lit/package.json
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@
     "/decorators/",
     "/directives/",
     "/development/",
+    "!/development/test/",
     "/logo.svg"
   ],
   "dependencies": {