diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b062f4c2ee..e11182fc77 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1172,9 +1172,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deno_config"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cb5634c4d8f29f62bc4516a3dc474c1a06a6ce1388a139df08cb2020244e7de7"
+checksum = "aca0a5b9d2693efb14c8c80d66a052464f24cbf6b3473648037e282c0c616917"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "glob",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index 93258021ba..14ba2757df 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ winres.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 deno_ast = { workspace = true, features = ["bundler", "cjs", "codegen", "dep_graph", "module_specifier", "proposal", "react", "sourcemap", "transforms", "typescript", "view", "visit"] }
 deno_cache_dir = "=0.6.1"
-deno_config = "=0.8.2"
+deno_config = "=0.9.1"
 deno_core = { workspace = true, features = ["include_js_files_for_snapshotting"] }
 deno_doc = { version = "=0.94.1", features = ["html"] }
 deno_emit = "=0.34.0"
diff --git a/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json b/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json
index 8e4bc75a48..58293ce8b4 100644
--- a/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json
+++ b/cli/schemas/config-file.v1.json
@@ -487,6 +487,26 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "publish": {
+      "description": "Configuration for deno publish",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "include": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "List of files, directories or globs that will be included in the published package.",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "exclude": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "description": "List of files, directories or globs that will be excluded from the published package.",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "bench": {
       "description": "Configuration for deno bench",
       "type": "object",
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs
index f04f9c6824..92c65681a2 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/publish_tests.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ fn ignores_directories() {
     "name": "@foo/bar",
     "version": "1.0.0",
     "exclude": [ "ignore" ],
+    "publish": {
+      "exclude": [ "ignore2" ]
+    },
     "exports": "./main_included.ts"
   }));
 
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ fn ignores_directories() {
     temp_dir.join(".git"),
     temp_dir.join("node_modules"),
     temp_dir.join("ignore"),
+    temp_dir.join("ignore2"),
   ];
   for ignored_dir in ignored_dirs {
     ignored_dir.create_dir_all();
@@ -163,6 +167,35 @@ fn ignores_directories() {
   assert_not_contains!(output, "ignored.ts");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn includes_directories() {
+  let context = publish_context_builder().build();
+  let temp_dir = context.temp_dir().path();
+  temp_dir.join("deno.json").write_json(&json!({
+    "name": "@foo/bar",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "exports": "./main.ts",
+    "publish": {
+      "include": [ "deno.json", "main.ts" ]
+    }
+  }));
+
+  temp_dir.join("main.ts").write("");
+  temp_dir.join("ignored.ts").write("");
+
+  let output = context
+    .new_command()
+    .arg("publish")
+    .arg("--log-level=debug")
+    .arg("--token")
+    .arg("sadfasdf")
+    .run();
+  output.assert_exit_code(0);
+  let output = output.combined_output();
+  assert_contains!(output, "main.ts");
+  assert_not_contains!(output, "ignored.ts");
+}
+
 fn publish_context_builder() -> TestContextBuilder {
   TestContextBuilder::new()
     .use_http_server()
diff --git a/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs b/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs
index 96f2d0f13b..990f910a83 100644
--- a/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/registry/mod.rs
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ async fn prepare_publish(
   let Some((scope, package_name)) = name.split_once('/') else {
     bail!("Invalid package name, use '@<scope_name>/<package_name> format");
   };
-  let exclude_patterns = deno_json
-    .to_files_config()
-    .map(|files| files.map(|f| f.exclude).unwrap_or_default())?;
+  let file_patterns = deno_json.to_publish_config()?.map(|c| c.files);
 
   let diagnostics_collector = diagnostics_collector.clone();
   let tarball = deno_core::unsync::spawn_blocking(move || {
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ async fn prepare_publish(
       &*source_cache,
       &diagnostics_collector,
       &unfurler,
-      &exclude_patterns,
+      file_patterns,
     )
     .context("Failed to create a tarball")
   })
diff --git a/cli/tools/registry/tar.rs b/cli/tools/registry/tar.rs
index 9bd7f098ee..c3fafa4b21 100644
--- a/cli/tools/registry/tar.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/registry/tar.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
+use deno_config::glob::FilePatterns;
 use deno_core::anyhow;
 use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tar::Header;
 
 use crate::util::import_map::ImportMapUnfurler;
-use deno_config::glob::PathOrPatternSet;
 
 use super::diagnostics::PublishDiagnostic;
 use super::diagnostics::PublishDiagnosticsCollector;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn create_gzipped_tarball(
   source_cache: &dyn deno_graph::ParsedSourceStore,
   diagnostics_collector: &PublishDiagnosticsCollector,
   unfurler: &ImportMapUnfurler,
-  exclude_patterns: &PathOrPatternSet,
+  file_patterns: Option<FilePatterns>,
 ) -> Result<PublishableTarball, AnyError> {
   let mut tar = TarGzArchive::new();
   let mut diagnostics = vec![];
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ pub fn create_gzipped_tarball(
   while let Some(entry) = iterator.next() {
     let entry = entry?;
 
-    if exclude_patterns.matches_path(entry.path()) {
-      if entry.file_type().is_dir() {
-        iterator.skip_current_dir();
+    if let Some(file_patterns) = &file_patterns {
+      if !file_patterns.matches_path(entry.path()) {
+        if entry.file_type().is_dir() {
+          iterator.skip_current_dir();
+        }
+        continue;
       }
-      continue;
     }
 
     if entry.file_type().is_file() {