diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d2642821..c3ae3a21a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 
 ### Changed
 - [`import/external-module-folders` setting] behavior is more strict now: it will only match complete path segments ([#1605], thanks [@skozin])
+- [meta] fix "files" field to include/exclude the proper files ([#1635], thanks [@ljharb])
 
 ## [2.20.0] - 2020-01-10
 ### Added
@@ -645,6 +646,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 
 [`memo-parser`]: ./memo-parser/README.md
 
+[#1635]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/1635
 [#1620]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1620
 [#1613]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/1613
 [#1612]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1612
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68e09f7d3..4877320d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
     "test": "tests"
   },
   "files": [
+    "*.md",
+    "LICENSE",
+    "docs",
     "lib",
     "config",
-    "memo-parser"
+    "memo-parser/{*.js,LICENSE,*.md}"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "prebuild": "rimraf lib",