diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index eaef87e000..e007740c32 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ version = "1.25.2"
 authors = ["the Deno authors"]
 default-run = "deno"
 edition = "2021"
+exclude = ["tests/testdata/npm/registry/*"]
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/denoland/deno"
 description = "Provides the deno executable"