diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-cups-scream.md b/.changeset/shaggy-cups-scream.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d9f5851c..00000000
--- a/.changeset/shaggy-cups-scream.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-"create-hypergraph": patch
----
-
-Add CHANGELOG.md to publishable dist folder
-  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/create-hypergraph/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/create-hypergraph/CHANGELOG.md
index c363445c..89ed5199 100644
--- a/apps/create-hypergraph/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apps/create-hypergraph/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@
 ## 0.1.0
 ### Patch Changes
 
-- Initial release
\ No newline at end of file
+- Initial release
+
+## 0.1.3
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 9de4bd2: rename template-vite-react/.gitignore -> _gitignore to guarantee it gets published to npm. Rename back to `.gitignore` once the app is scaffolded.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/create-hypergraph/package.json b/apps/create-hypergraph/package.json
index a4d81949..4e79d5d8 100644
--- a/apps/create-hypergraph/package.json
+++ b/apps/create-hypergraph/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-hypergraph",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
   "description": "CLI toolchain to scaffold a Hypergraph-enabled application with a given template.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Cli.ts b/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Cli.ts
index 29d64899..7f1df6c9 100644
--- a/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Cli.ts
+++ b/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Cli.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const createHypergraphApp = Command.make('create-hypergraph-app', {
 
 export const run = Command.run(createHypergraphApp, {
   name: 'create-hypergraph-app',
-  version: '0.1.0',
+  version: '0.1.3',
 });
 
 // ========================
@@ -165,7 +165,12 @@ function scaffoldHypergraphApp(config: Readonly<ResolvedConfig>) {
           if (entry.isDirectory() && framework.skipDirectories.has(entry.name)) continue;
 
           const srcPath = path.join(src, entry.name);
-          const destPath = path.join(dest, entry.name);
+
+          // Check if the file needs to be renamed (it has an entry in the Utils.renameFileDict)
+          const maybeRename = Utils.renameFileDict[entry.name];
+          const entryname = entry.isFile() && maybeRename != null ? maybeRename : entry.name;
+
+          const destPath = path.join(dest, entryname);
 
           if (entry.isDirectory()) {
             yield* copyTemplate(srcPath, destPath);
diff --git a/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Utils.ts b/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Utils.ts
index 248dd138..c195a3ab 100644
--- a/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Utils.ts
+++ b/apps/create-hypergraph/src/Utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import * as HelpDoc from '@effect/cli/HelpDoc';
 import * as Effect from 'effect/Effect';
 
+/**
+ * When copying from the template, if the file name in the template has an entry in this map, rename to the value.
+ * For example, `.gitignore`. In the template-* directories, the gitignore is named `_gitignore` because `.gitignore` files do _not_ get published to npm.
+ */
+export const renameFileDict: Record<string, string | undefined> = {
+  _gitignore: '.gitignore',
+};
+
 const SCOPED_PACKAGE_REGEX = /^(?:@([^/]+?)[/])?([^/]+?)$/;
 
 const blockList = ['node_modules', 'favicon.ico'];
diff --git a/apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/.gitignore b/apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/_gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/.gitignore
rename to apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/_gitignore
diff --git a/apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/src/mapping.ts b/apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/src/mapping.ts
index b345a5f0..ed2fd934 100644
--- a/apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/src/mapping.ts
+++ b/apps/create-hypergraph/template-vite-react/src/mapping.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Id } from '@graphprotocol/grc-20';
-import type { Mapping } from '@graphprotocol/hypergraph';
+import type { Mapping } from '@graphprotocol/typesync/Mapping';
 
 export const mapping: Mapping = {
   Address: {
diff --git a/apps/create-hypergraph/test/Cli.test.ts b/apps/create-hypergraph/test/Cli.test.ts
index ecfa3e42..0829e064 100644
--- a/apps/create-hypergraph/test/Cli.test.ts
+++ b/apps/create-hypergraph/test/Cli.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ describe('create-hypergraph CLI', () => {
           'tsconfig.json',
           'vite.config.ts',
           'index.html',
+          '.gitignore',
           'src/main.tsx',
           'src/index.css',
           'src/schema.ts',