diff --git a/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js b/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js
index 853a99c4fe2cd..91606e4faa5e6 100644
--- a/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js
+++ b/node_modules/npm-packlist/lib/index.js
@@ -294,8 +294,13 @@ class PackWalker extends IgnoreWalker {
 
     // if we have a files array in our package, we need to pull rules from it
     if (files) {
-      for (const file of files) {
+      for (let file of files) {
         // invert the rule because these are things we want to include
+        if (file.startsWith('/')) {
+          file = file.slice(1)
+        } else if (file.startsWith('./')) {
+          file = file.slice(2)
+        }
         const inverse = `!${file}`
         try {
           // if an entry in the files array is a specific file, then we need to include it as a
@@ -305,7 +310,7 @@ class PackWalker extends IgnoreWalker {
           // if we have a file and we know that, it's strictly required
           if (stat.isFile()) {
             strict.unshift(inverse)
-            this.requiredFiles.push(file.startsWith('/') ? file.slice(1) : file)
+            this.requiredFiles.push(file)
           } else if (stat.isDirectory()) {
             // otherwise, it's a default ignore, and since we got here we know it's not a pattern
             // so we include the directory contents
diff --git a/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json b/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json
index c0fdd1b002ec1..ffbd9dda852c0 100644
--- a/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/npm-packlist/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "npm-packlist",
-  "version": "7.0.1",
+  "version": "7.0.2",
   "description": "Get a list of the files to add from a folder into an npm package",
   "directories": {
     "test": "test"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/arborist": "^6.0.0 || ^6.0.0-pre.0",
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^4.0.0",
-    "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.5.1",
+    "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.7.1",
     "mutate-fs": "^2.1.1",
     "tap": "^16.0.1"
   },
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
-    "version": "4.5.1"
+    "version": "4.7.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 20e8b82045273..72797972f92bb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8334,9 +8334,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/npm-packlist": {
-      "version": "7.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-packlist/-/npm-packlist-7.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XddbYutimy7hdmP7S1tHMjFwghn64lvgdnhYG0KLGFBWjEvMt1/jg95OR3vPNNCjkakHS+k4a//3XOO8JOGI2A==",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-packlist/-/npm-packlist-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d2+7RMySjVXssww23rV5NuIq1NzGvM04OlI5kwnvtYKfFTAPVs6Zxmxns2HRtJEA1oNj7D/BbFXeVAOLmW3N3Q==",
       "inBundle": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "ignore-walk": "^6.0.0"