diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.spec.ts b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.spec.ts
index 7ac72170d21c1..549cd334dabba 100644
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.spec.ts
@@ -977,95 +977,40 @@ describe('migrate-converged-pkg generator', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe(`npm config setup`, () => {
-    it(`should update .npmignore config`, async () => {
-      function getNpmIgnoreConfig(projectConfig: ReadProjectConfiguration) {
-        return tree.read(`${projectConfig.root}/.npmignore`)?.toString('utf-8');
-      }
+  describe(`npm publish setup`, () => {
+    it(`should replace .npmignore config with package.json#files`, async () => {
+      const getNpmIgnoreConfigPath = (projectConfig: ReadProjectConfiguration) => `${projectConfig.root}/.npmignore`;
+
       const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, options.name);
-      let npmIgnoreConfig = getNpmIgnoreConfig(projectConfig);
-
-      expect(npmIgnoreConfig).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        "*.api.json
-        *.config.js
-        *.log
-        *.nuspec
-        *.test.*
-        *.yml
-        .editorconfig
-        .eslintrc*
-        .eslintcache
-        .gitattributes
-        .gitignore
-        .vscode
-        coverage
-        dist/storybook
-        dist/*.stats.html
-        dist/*.stats.json
-        dist/demo
-        fabric-test*
-        gulpfile.js
-        images
-        index.html
-        jsconfig.json
-        node_modules
-        results
-        src/**/*
-        !src/**/examples/*.tsx
-        !src/**/docs/**/*.md
-        !src/**/*.types.ts
-        temp
-        tsconfig.json
-        tsd.json
-        tslint.json
-        typings
-        visualtests"
+      const npmIgnoreConfigPath = getNpmIgnoreConfigPath(projectConfig);
+
+      expect(tree.exists(npmIgnoreConfigPath)).toBe(true);
+
+      await generator(tree, options);
+
+      expect(tree.exists(npmIgnoreConfigPath)).toBe(false);
+      let pkgJson = readJson<PackageJson>(tree, `${projectConfig.root}/package.json`);
+
+      expect(pkgJson.files).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Array [
+          "lib",
+          "lib-commonjs",
+          "dist/*.d.ts",
+        ]
       `);
 
+      updateProjectConfiguration(tree, projectConfig.name!, { ...projectConfig, tags: ['ships-amd'] });
       await generator(tree, options);
 
-      npmIgnoreConfig = getNpmIgnoreConfig(projectConfig);
-
-      expect(npmIgnoreConfig).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        ".storybook/
-        .vscode/
-        bundle-size/
-        config/
-        coverage/
-        docs/
-        etc/
-        node_modules/
-        src/
-        stories/
-        dist/types/
-        temp/
-        __fixtures__
-        __mocks__
-        __tests__
-
-        *.api.json
-        *.log
-        *.spec.*
-        *.cy.*
-        *.test.*
-        *.yml
-
-        # config files
-        *config.*
-        *rc.*
-        .editorconfig
-        .eslint*
-        .git*
-        .prettierignore
-        .swcrc
-        project.json
-
-        # exclude gitignore patterns explicitly
-        !lib
-        !lib-commonjs
-        !lib-amd
-        !dist/*.d.ts
-        "
+      pkgJson = readJson<PackageJson>(tree, `${projectConfig.root}/package.json`);
+
+      expect(pkgJson.files).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Array [
+          "lib",
+          "lib-commonjs",
+          "lib-amd",
+          "dist/*.d.ts",
+        ]
       `);
     });
   });
@@ -1606,42 +1551,7 @@ function setupDummyPackage(
     jestSetupFile: stripIndents`
      /** Jest test setup file. */
     `,
-    npmConfig: stripIndents`
-      *.api.json
-      *.config.js
-      *.log
-      *.nuspec
-      *.test.*
-      *.yml
-      .editorconfig
-      .eslintrc*
-      .eslintcache
-      .gitattributes
-      .gitignore
-      .vscode
-      coverage
-      dist/storybook
-      dist/*.stats.html
-      dist/*.stats.json
-      dist/demo
-      fabric-test*
-      gulpfile.js
-      images
-      index.html
-      jsconfig.json
-      node_modules
-      results
-      src/**/*
-      !src/**/examples/*.tsx
-      !src/**/docs/**/*.md
-      !src/**/*.types.ts
-      temp
-      tsconfig.json
-      tsd.json
-      tslint.json
-      typings
-      visualtests
-    `,
+    npmConfig: stripIndents``,
     babelConfig: {
       ...normalizedOptions.babelConfig,
     },
diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.ts b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.ts
index 1029e888ab4c3..086586e5217a3 100644
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.ts
+++ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-converged-pkg/index.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ function runMigrationOnProject(tree: Tree, schema: AssertedSchema, _userLog: Use
 
   setupCypress(tree, options);
 
-  setupNpmIgnoreConfig(tree, options);
   setupBabel(tree, options);
 
   updateNxProject(tree, options);
@@ -594,12 +593,6 @@ function updateNxProject(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   return tree;
 }
 
-function setupNpmIgnoreConfig(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
-  tree.write(options.paths.npmConfig, templates.npmIgnoreConfig);
-
-  return tree;
-}
-
 function setupSwcConfig(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   const swcConfig = templates.swcConfig();
   writeJson(tree, joinPathFragments(options.projectConfig.root, '.swcrc'), swcConfig);
@@ -693,6 +686,7 @@ function updatePackageJson(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchemaWithTsConfigs) {
   packageJson = setupScripts(packageJson);
   packageJson = setupExportMaps(packageJson);
   packageJson = addSwcHelpers(packageJson);
+  packageJson = setupNpmPublishFiles(packageJson);
 
   writeJson(tree, options.paths.packageJson, packageJson);
 
@@ -739,13 +733,27 @@ function updatePackageJson(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchemaWithTsConfigs) {
       return './' + path.posix.normalize(entryPath);
     }
   }
-}
 
-//TODO: remove after migration to swc transpilation is complete
-function addSwcHelpers(json: PackageJson) {
-  delete json.dependencies?.tslib;
-  json.dependencies = { ...json.dependencies, '@swc/helpers': '^0.4.14' };
-  return json;
+  //TODO: remove after migration to swc transpilation is complete
+  function addSwcHelpers(json: PackageJson) {
+    delete json.dependencies?.tslib;
+    json.dependencies = { ...json.dependencies, '@swc/helpers': '^0.5.1' };
+    return json;
+  }
+
+  function setupNpmPublishFiles(json: PackageJson) {
+    json.files = json.files ?? [];
+    json.files = [
+      'lib',
+      'lib-commonjs',
+      options.projectConfig.tags?.includes('ships-amd') ? 'lib-amd' : '',
+      'dist/*.d.ts',
+    ].filter(Boolean);
+
+    tree.delete(options.paths.npmConfig);
+
+    return json;
+  }
 }
 
 function updateApiExtractor(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchemaWithTsConfigs) {
diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.spec.ts b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.spec.ts
index 8fd0790d490b7..5e486c3031a64 100644
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.spec.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ import {
   logger,
   readNxJson,
   NxJsonConfiguration,
+  readJson,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import type { Linter } from 'eslint';
 
-import type { TsConfig } from '../../types';
+import type { PackageJson, TsConfig } from '../../types';
 import generator from './index';
 import { MigrateV8PkgGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
 
@@ -65,50 +66,24 @@ describe('migrate-v8-pkg generator', () => {
   });
 
   describe(`--name`, () => {
-    it(`should setup .npmignore`, async () => {
-      await generator(tree, options);
+    describe(`npm publish setup`, () => {
+      it(`should replace .npmignore config with package.json#files`, async () => {
+        expect(tree.exists(`packages/eight/.npmignore`)).toBe(true);
 
-      expect(tree.read(`packages/eight/.npmignore`, 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        "*.api.json
-        *.config.js
-        *.log
-        *.nuspec
-        *.test.*
-        *.yml
-        .editorconfig
-        .eslintrc*
-        .eslintcache
-        .gitattributes
-        .gitignore
-        .vscode
-        coverage
-        dist/storybook
-        dist/*.stats.html
-        dist/*.stats.json
-        dist/demo
-        fabric-test*
-        gulpfile.js
-        images
-        index.html
-        jsconfig.json
-        node_modules
-        results
-        src/**/*
-        !src/**/*.types.ts
-        temp
-        tsconfig.json
-        tsd.json
-        tslint.json
-        typings
-        visualtests
-        project.json
+        await generator(tree, options);
 
-        # exclude gitignore patterns explicitly
-        !lib
-        !lib-commonjs
-        !lib-amd
-        !dist"
-      `);
+        expect(tree.exists(`packages/eight/.npmignore`)).toBe(false);
+
+        const pkgJson = readJson<PackageJson>(tree, `packages/eight/package.json`);
+        expect(pkgJson.files).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+          Array [
+            "lib",
+            "lib-commonjs",
+            "lib-amd",
+            "dist",
+          ]
+        `);
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -244,40 +219,7 @@ function setupDummyPackage(
       // Configure enzyme.
       configure({ adapter: new Adapter() });
     `,
-    npmConfig: stripIndents`
-    *.api.json
-    *.config.js
-    *.log
-    *.nuspec
-    *.test.*
-    *.yml
-    .editorconfig
-    .eslintrc*
-    .eslintcache
-    .gitattributes
-    .gitignore
-    .vscode
-    coverage
-    dist/storybook
-    dist/*.stats.html
-    dist/*.stats.json
-    dist/demo
-    fabric-test*
-    gulpfile.js
-    images
-    index.html
-    jsconfig.json
-    node_modules
-    results
-    src/**/*
-    !src/**/*.types.ts
-    temp
-    tsconfig.json
-    tsd.json
-    tslint.json
-    typings
-    visualtests
-    `,
+    npmConfig: stripIndents``,
   };
 
   if (typeof normalizedOptions.eslintConfig === 'string') {
diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.ts b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.ts
index 652c4008fcac6..af75d92adeaa6 100644
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.ts
+++ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/migrate-v8-pkg/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   ProjectConfiguration,
   stripIndents,
   updateProjectConfiguration,
+  writeJson,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 
 import { printStats } from '../print-stats';
@@ -198,16 +199,27 @@ function runMigrationOnProject(tree: Tree, schema: AssertedSchema) {
 
   // updates start
 
-  setupNpmIgnoreConfig(tree, options);
+  updatePackageJson(tree, options);
   updateNxProject(tree, options);
 
   return tree;
 }
 
-function setupNpmIgnoreConfig(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
-  tree.write(options.paths.npmConfig, templates.npmIgnoreConfig);
+function updatePackageJson(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
+  let packageJson = readJson(tree, options.paths.packageJson);
 
-  return tree;
+  packageJson = setupNpmPublishFiles(packageJson);
+
+  writeJson(tree, options.paths.packageJson, packageJson);
+
+  function setupNpmPublishFiles(json: PackageJson) {
+    json.files = json.files ?? [];
+    json.files = ['lib', 'lib-commonjs', 'lib-amd', 'dist'];
+
+    tree.delete(options.paths.npmConfig);
+
+    return json;
+  }
 }
 
 function updateNxProject(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
@@ -221,49 +233,7 @@ function updateNxProject(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   return tree;
 }
 
-const templates = {
-  npmIgnoreConfig: stripIndents`
-*.api.json
-*.config.js
-*.log
-*.nuspec
-*.test.*
-*.yml
-.editorconfig
-.eslintrc*
-.eslintcache
-.gitattributes
-.gitignore
-.vscode
-coverage
-dist/storybook
-dist/*.stats.html
-dist/*.stats.json
-dist/demo
-fabric-test*
-gulpfile.js
-images
-index.html
-jsconfig.json
-node_modules
-results
-src/**/*
-!src/**/*.types.ts
-temp
-tsconfig.json
-tsd.json
-tslint.json
-typings
-visualtests
-project.json
-
-# exclude gitignore patterns explicitly
-!lib
-!lib-commonjs
-!lib-amd
-!dist
-`,
-};
+const _templates = {};
 
 function uniqueArray<T extends unknown>(value: T[]) {
   return Array.from(new Set(value));
diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/files/.npmignore__tmpl__ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/files/.npmignore__tmpl__
deleted file mode 100644
index a5817be2414de..0000000000000
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/files/.npmignore__tmpl__
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-.storybook/
-.vscode/
-bundle-size/
-config/
-coverage/
-docs/
-etc/
-node_modules/
-src/
-stories/
-dist/types/
-temp/
-__fixtures__
-__mocks__
-__tests__
-
-*.api.json
-*.log
-*.spec.*
-*.cy.*
-*.test.*
-*.yml
-
-# config files
-*config.*
-*rc.*
-.editorconfig
-.eslint*
-.git*
-.prettierignore
-.swcrc
-project.json
-
-# exclude gitignore patterns explicitly
-!lib
-!lib-commonjs
-!lib-amd
-!dist/*.d.ts
diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/files/package.json__tmpl__ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/files/package.json__tmpl__
index 926a7e40bd2b0..7f8f2b41dfd0c 100644
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/files/package.json__tmpl__
+++ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/files/package.json__tmpl__
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "module": "lib/index.js",
   "typings": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "sideEffects": false,
+  "files": ["lib", "lib-commonjs", "dist/*.d.ts"],
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui"
diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/index.spec.ts b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/index.spec.ts
index 1201159d7ff89..58d391e4f5393 100644
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/index.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/generators/react-library/index.spec.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ describe('react-library generator', () => {
         "project.json",
         ".babelrc.json",
         ".eslintrc.json",
-        ".npmignore",
         ".storybook",
         ".swcrc",
         "LICENSE",
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ describe('react-library generator', () => {
         "project.json",
         ".babelrc.json",
         ".eslintrc.json",
-        ".npmignore",
         ".storybook",
         ".swcrc",
         "LICENSE",
diff --git a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/types.ts b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/types.ts
index 397c9971825fc..155963fa68c7e 100644
--- a/tools/workspace-plugin/src/types.ts
+++ b/tools/workspace-plugin/src/types.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface PackageJson {
   types?: string;
   typings?: string;
   private?: boolean;
+  files?: string[];
   name: string;
   main: string;
   module?: string;