diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d4301c928..6880ee33d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # types
 ios-typings-prj
+/packages/core/platforms/android/core.aar
diff --git a/packages/core/.npmignore b/packages/core/.npmignore
index a80034276..15c11e258 100644
--- a/packages/core/.npmignore
+++ b/packages/core/.npmignore
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ dist
 **/*.ts
 !**/*.d.ts
 jest.config.js
-npm-debug.log
\ No newline at end of file
+npm-debug.log
+platforms/android/*.aar
+!platforms/android/widgets-release.aar
\ No newline at end of file