diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5691469f..4dae50a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ node_modules
 
 lib
 dist
+types
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
index fcb01826..6b0f23ea 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "murmurhash3js-revisited": "^3.0.0",
     "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
-  "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
+  "types": "types/src/index.d.ts",
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "ipfs",
     "parserOptions": {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/tsconfig.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/tsconfig.json
index 446917f2..67353d80 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "aegir/src/config/tsconfig.aegir.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "dist",
+    "outDir": "./types",
     "module": "es2020",
     "importsNotUsedAsValues": "preserve"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
index 0c41e6bf..ec1fc2f8 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "rabin-wasm": "^0.1.4",
     "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
-  "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
+  "types": "types/src/index.d.ts",
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "ipfs",
     "parserOptions": {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/tsconfig.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/tsconfig.json
index 446917f2..67353d80 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-importer/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "aegir/src/config/tsconfig.aegir.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "dist",
+    "outDir": "./types",
     "module": "es2020",
     "importsNotUsedAsValues": "preserve"
   },
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs/package.json
index 1d27abff..8786c1cf 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "err-code": "^3.0.1",
     "protobufjs": "^6.10.2"
   },
-  "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
+  "types": "types/src/index.d.ts",
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "ipfs",
     "parserOptions": {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs/tsconfig.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs/tsconfig.json
index f06b4656..542a0732 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
   "extends": "aegir/src/config/tsconfig.aegir.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "outDir": "dist"
+    "outDir": "./types"
   },
   "include": [
     "src",
     "test"
   ],
   "exclude": [
-    "dist",
+    "types",
     "node_modules",
     "src/unixfs.js"
   ]