diff --git a/.changeset/odd-pets-type.md b/.changeset/odd-pets-type.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'microbundle': patch
+---
+
+Add support for configuration overrides using the `publishConfig` package.json field.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c973e8cc..f09c0491 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,17 +36,18 @@
 
 2️⃣ **Set up** your `package.json`:
 
-```js
+```jsonc
 {
-  "name": "foo",                   // your package name
-  "source": "src/foo.js",          // your source code
-  "main": "dist/foo.js",           // where to generate the CommonJS/Node bundle
-  "exports": "./dist/foo.modern.js", // path to the modern output (see below)
-  "module": "dist/foo.module.js",  // where to generate the ESM bundle
-  "unpkg": "dist/foo.umd.js",      // where to generate the UMD bundle (also aliased as "umd:main")
+  "name": "foo",                     // your package name
+  "type": "module",
+  "source": "src/foo.js",            // your source code
+  "exports": "./dist/foo.modern.js", // where to generate the modern bundle (see below)
+  "main": "./dist/foo.cjs",          // where to generate the CommonJS bundle
+  "module": "./dist/foo.module.js",  // where to generate the ESM bundle
+  "unpkg": "./dist/foo.umd.js",      // where to generate the UMD bundle (also aliased as "umd:main")
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "microbundle",        // compiles "source" to "main"/"module"/"unpkg"
-    "dev": "microbundle watch"     // re-build when source files change
+    "build": "microbundle",          // compiles "source" to "main"/"module"/"unpkg"
+    "dev": "microbundle watch"       // re-build when source files change
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -55,11 +56,18 @@
 
 ## 💽 Output Formats <a name="formats"></a>
 
-Microbundle produces <code title="ECMAScript Modules (import / export)">esm</code>, <code title="CommonJS (Node-style module.exports)">cjs</code>, <code title="Universal Module Definition (works everywhere)">umd</code> bundles with your code compiled to syntax that works pretty much everywhere. While it's possible to customize the browser or Node versions you wish to support using a [browserslist configuration](https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist#browserslist-), the default setting is optimal and strongly recommended.
+Microbundle produces <code title="ECMAScript Modules (import / export)">esm</code>, <code title="CommonJS (Node-style module.exports)">cjs</code>, <code title="Universal Module Definition (works everywhere)">umd</code> bundles with your code compiled to syntax that works pretty much everywhere.
+While it's possible to customize the browser or Node versions you wish to support using a [browserslist configuration](https://github.com/browserslist/browserslist#browserslist-), the default setting is optimal and strongly recommended.
 
 ## 🤖 Modern Mode <a name="modern"></a>
 
-In addition to the above formats, Microbundle also outputs a `modern` bundle specially designed to work in _all modern browsers_. This bundle preserves most modern JS features when compiling your code, but ensures the result runs in 95% of web browsers without needing to be transpiled. Specifically, it uses [preset-modules](https://github.com/babel/preset-modules) to target the set of browsers that support `<script type="module">` - that allows syntax like async/await, tagged templates, arrow functions, destructured and rest parameters, etc. The result is generally smaller and faster to execute than the `esm` bundle:
+In addition to the above formats, Microbundle also outputs a `modern` bundle specially designed to work in _all modern browsers_.
+This bundle preserves most modern JS features when compiling your code, but ensures the result runs in 95% of web browsers without needing to be transpiled.
+Specifically, it uses Babel's ["bugfixes" mode](https://babeljs.io/blog/2020/03/16/7.9.0#babelpreset-envs-bugfixes-option-11083httpsgithubcombabelbabelpull11083)
+(previously known as [preset-modules](https://github.com/babel/preset-modules)) to target the set of browsers that support `<script type="module">` - that allows syntax like async/await, tagged templates, arrow functions, destructured and rest parameters, etc.
+The result is generally smaller and faster to execute than the plain `esm` bundle.
+
+Take the following source code for example:
 
 ```js
 // Our source, "src/make-dom.js":
@@ -135,38 +143,65 @@ The `"exports"` field can also be an object for packages with multiple entry mod
 
 ## 📦 Usage & Configuration <a name="usage"></a>
 
-Microbundle includes two commands - `build` (the default) and `watch`. Neither require any options, but you can tailor things to suit your needs a bit if you like.
+Microbundle includes two commands - `build` (the default) and `watch`.
+Neither require any options, but you can tailor things to suit your needs a bit if you like.
+
+- **`microbundle`** – bundles your code once and exits. (alias: `microbundle build`)
+- **`microbundle watch`** – bundles your code, then re-bundles when files change.
 
 > ℹ️ Microbundle automatically determines which dependencies to inline into bundles based on your `package.json`.
 >
 > Read more about [How Microbundle decides which dependencies to bundle](https://github.com/developit/microbundle/wiki/How-Microbundle-decides-which-dependencies-to-bundle), including some example configurations.
 
-### `microbundle` / `microbundle build`
+### Configuration
 
-Unless overridden via the command line, microbundle uses the `source` property in your `package.json` to locate the input file, and the `main`, `umd:main`, `module` and `exports` properties to figure out where it should place each generated bundle:
+Unless overridden via the command line, microbundle uses the `source` property in your `package.json` to determine which of your JavaScript files to start bundling from (your "entry module").
+The filenames and paths for generated bundles in each format are defined by the `main`, `umd:main`, `module` and `exports` properties in your `package.json`.
 
-
-```
+```jsonc
 {
-  "source": "src/index.js",         // input
-  "main": "dist/foo.js",            // CommonJS output bundle
-  "umd:main": "dist/foo.umd.js",    // UMD output bundle
-  "module": "dist/foo.m.js",        // ES Modules output bundle 
+  "source": "src/index.js",            // input
+  "main": "dist/foo.js",               // CommonJS output bundle
+  "umd:main": "dist/foo.umd.js",       // UMD output bundle
+  "module": "dist/foo.m.js",           // ES Modules output bundle 
   "exports": {
-    "require": "./dist/foo.js",  // CommonJS output bundle
+    "require": "./dist/foo.js",        // CommonJS output bundle
     "default": "./dist/foo.modern.js", // Modern ES Modules output bundle
   }
-  "types": "dist/foo.d.ts"          // TypeScript typings directory
+  "types": "dist/foo.d.ts"             // TypeScript typings directory
 }
 ```
 
-When deciding which bundle to use, Node.js 12+ and webpack 5+ will prefer the `exports` property, while older Node.js releases use the `main` property, and other bundlers prefer the `module` field. For more information about the meaning of the different properties, refer to the [Node.js documentation](https://nodejs.org/api/packages.html#packages_package_entry_points).
+When deciding which bundle to use, Node.js 12+ and webpack 5+ will prefer the `exports` property, while older Node.js releases use the `main` property, and other bundlers prefer the `module` field.
+For more information about the meaning of the different properties, refer to the [Node.js documentation](https://nodejs.org/api/packages.html#packages_package_entry_points).
+
+For UMD builds, microbundle will use a camelCase version of the `name` field in your `package.json` as export name.
+Alternatively, this can be explicitly by adding an `"amdName"` key in your `package.json`, or passing the `--name` command line argument.
 
-For UMD builds, microbundle will use a camelCase version of the `name` field in your `package.json` as export name. This can be customized using an `"amdName"` key in your `package.json` or the `--name` command line argument.
+### Additional Configuration Options
 
-### `microbundle watch`
+Config also can be overridded by the [`publishConfig`](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/configuring-npm/package-json#publishconfig) property in your `package.json`.
 
-Acts just like `microbundle build`, but watches your source files and rebuilds on any change.
+```jsonc
+{
+  "main": "src/index.ts",          // this would be used in the dev environment (e.g. Jest)
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "source": "src/index.js",      // input
+    "main": "dist/my-library.js",  // output
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "microbundle"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Building a single bundle with fixed output name
+
+By default Microbundle outputs multiple bundles, one bundle per format. A single bundle with a fixed output name can be built like this:
+
+```bash
+microbundle -i lib/main.js -o dist/bundle.js --no-pkg-main -f umd
+```
 
 ### Using with TypeScript
 
@@ -204,19 +239,11 @@ This can be customized by passing the command line argument `--css-modules "[nam
 | true  | import './my-file.css';        | :white_check_mark: |
 | true  | import './my-file.module.css'; | :white_check_mark: |
 
-### Building a single bundle with a fixed output name
-
-By default Microbundle outputs multiple bundles, one bundle per format. A single bundle with a fixed output name can be built like this:
-
-```bash
-microbundle -i lib/main.js -o dist/bundle.js --no-pkg-main -f umd
-```
-
 ### Mangling Properties
 
 To achieve the smallest possible bundle size, libraries often wish to rename internal object properties or class members to smaller names - transforming `this._internalIdValue` to `this._i`. Microbundle doesn't do this by default, however it can be enabled by creating a `mangle.json` file (or a `"mangle"` property in your package.json). Within that file, you can specify a regular expression pattern to control which properties should be mangled. For example: to mangle all property names beginning an underscore:
 
-```json
+```jsonc
 {
 	"mangle": {
 		"regex": "^_"
@@ -236,6 +263,8 @@ The `--define` option can be used to inject or replace build-time constants when
 | `microbundle --define API_KEY='abc123'`      | `console.log(API_KEY)` | `console.log("abc123")` |
 | `microbundle --define @assign=Object.assign` | `assign(a, b)`         | `Object.assign(a, b)`   |
 
+
+
 ### All CLI Options <a name="options"></a>
 
 ```
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 21dd065d..dd067a45 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ export default async function microbundle(inputOptions) {
 	const cwd = options.cwd;
 
 	const { hasPackageJson, pkg } = await getConfigFromPkgJson(cwd);
-	options.pkg = pkg;
+	options.pkg = {
+		...pkg,
+		...pkg.publishConfig,
+	};
 
 	const { finalName, pkgName } = getName({
 		name: options.name,
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
index 7853b1ce..fe22cebe 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
@@ -2441,6 +2441,40 @@ exports[`fixtures build pretty with microbundle 5`] = `
 "
 `;
 
+exports[`fixtures build publish-config with microbundle 1`] = `
+"Used script: microbundle -f cjs
+
+Directory tree:
+
+publish-config
+  dist
+    bar.js
+    bar.js.map
+    foo.d.ts
+  node_modules
+  package.json
+  src
+    foo.ts
+
+
+Build \\"publishConfig\\" to dist:
+55 B: bar.js.gz
+33 B: bar.js.br"
+`;
+
+exports[`fixtures build publish-config with microbundle 2`] = `3`;
+
+exports[`fixtures build publish-config with microbundle 3`] = `
+"exports.foo=function(){return 42};
+//# sourceMappingURL=bar.js.map
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`fixtures build publish-config with microbundle 4`] = `
+"export declare function foo(): number;
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`fixtures build pure with microbundle 1`] = `
 "Used script: microbundle
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/publish-config/package.json b/test/fixtures/publish-config/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cbea641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/publish-config/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "publish-config",
+  "main": "src/foo.ts",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "source": "src/foo.ts",
+    "main": "dist/bar.js"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "microbundle -f cjs"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/publish-config/src/foo.ts b/test/fixtures/publish-config/src/foo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b9db73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/publish-config/src/foo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function foo() {
+	return 42;
+}