diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89510b5f2..39785687b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         "build:libraries": "yarn workspaces foreach -t --no-private run build",
         "compile:contracts": "yarn workspace contracts compile",
         "download:snark-artifacts": "rimraf snark-artifacts && ts-node scripts/download-snark-artifacts.ts",
+        "remove:template-files": "ts-node scripts/remove-template-files.ts",
         "test": "yarn test:libraries && yarn test:contracts",
         "test:libraries": "jest --coverage",
         "test:contracts": "yarn workspace contracts test:coverage",
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
         "prettier:write": "prettier -w .",
         "docs": "yarn workspaces foreach --no-private run docs",
         "version:bump": "yarn workspaces foreach --no-private version -d ${0} && yarn version apply --all && git commit -am \"chore: v${0}\" && git tag v${0}",
-        "version:publish": "yarn build:libraries && yarn workspaces foreach --no-private npm publish --tolerate-republish --access public",
+        "version:publish": "yarn build:libraries && yarn remove:template-files && yarn workspaces foreach --no-private npm publish --tolerate-republish --access public",
         "version:release": "changelogithub",
         "commit": "cz",
         "precommit": "lint-staged",
diff --git a/scripts/remove-template-files.ts b/scripts/remove-template-files.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f00c2feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/remove-template-files.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { rmSync } from "fs"
+
+async function main() {
+    const templates = ["cli-template-monorepo-ethers", "cli-template-monorepo-subgraph"]
+    const files: string[] = [
+        "contracts/build",
+        "contracts/cache",
+        "contracts/node_modules",
+        "web-app/node_modules",
+        "web-app/.next",
+        "web-app/next-env.d.ts"
+    ]
+
+    templates.map((template) =>
+        files.map((file) => rmSync(`packages/${template}/apps/${file}`, { recursive: true, force: true }))
+    )
+}
+
+main()
+    .then(() => process.exit(0))
+    .catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error)
+        process.exit(1)
+    })